Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29748
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29748 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 HP4 2SD
Crime trends · near HP4 2SD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY -50%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving
3
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,565
White Brit.90.0%
Other White2.9%
White & Asian1.6%
White Irish1.6%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,562
Christian53.8%
No religion37.5%
Not answered5.5%
Jewish1.1%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,166
75–8472.3%
16–196.8%
35–495.7%
25–343.7%
65–743.2%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.3%
Households
Total households: 627
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.3%
All members 66+16.8%
Any member 66+16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.1%
+ 7 other households · 25.0%
Administrative Information
Dacorum
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ashridge
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Nettleden with Potten End
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 006A E01023355
E01023355
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 006 E02004861
E02004861
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dacorum 006A E01023355
E01023355
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 006 E02004861
E02004861
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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 HP4 2SD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 29748
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023355 and MSOA E02004861 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP4 2SD 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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