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HP4 3PF area guide

Who lives in HP4 3PF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Berkhamsted West
Council
Dacorum
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,609 (2024)
At a glance

What HP4 3PF is like

HP4 3PF is a postcode in the Berkhamsted West area of Dacorum. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,609 people. 44% of households own their home, 6.3% rent privately and 48.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 60.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in HP4 3 sold for a median of £745,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How HP4 3PF compares

Headline figures for HP4 3PF, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 38.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£745,000

Median over 122 sales in HP4 3, +12.7% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
67%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£80,400

Average annual income before tax, higher than 93% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where HP4 3PF differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    48.5% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in HP4 3 is up 12.7% on the year before.

  3. 03
    Few private renters

    Only 6.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

HP4 3PF FAQs

01
Is HP4 3PF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 38.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in HP4 3PF?

The median sale price over the last year was £745,000.

Homes in HP4 3 sold for a median of £745,000 across 122 sales in the year to August 2026, +12.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is HP4 3PF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around HP4 3PF, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in HP4 3PF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 8.6% of residents. 44% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (60.1%).
05
Which council covers HP4 3PF?

The local authority for HP4 3PF is Dacorum.

HP4 3PF comes under Dacorum in the East of England. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is HP4 3PF?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Berkhamsted Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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