Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6530
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6530 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near HP2 5AX
Crime trends · near HP2 5AX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +17%
ASB
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -83%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
30
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,566
White Brit.71.4%
Other White9.4%
African4.2%
Pakistani2.6%
Other Asian2.0%
+ 4 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,572
No religion43.8%
Christian43.6%
Muslim5.0%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,179
75–8472.2%
35–496.7%
25–345.8%
85 years and over4.4%
65–744.1%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.9%
Households
Total households: 616
Other16.7%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 36.2%
Administrative Information
Dacorum
Local Authority
Council Area
Hemel Hempstead E14001278
Constituency
E14001278
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Highfield
Constituency code
E14001278
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Dacorum, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Dacorum
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dacorum 008E E01023405
E01023405
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 008 E02004863
E02004863
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dacorum 008E E01023405
E01023405
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 008 E02004863
E02004863
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode HP2 5AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 6530
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023405 and MSOA E02004863 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP2 5AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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