Postcode HP23 5AU (Dacorum)

Map showing HP23 5AU and nearby postcodes

The postcode HP23 5AU is located in Dacorum, in the county of Hertfordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. HP23 5AU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

HP23 5AU is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of HP23 5AU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to HP23 5AU is Frogmore Street which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Church Square and is 136 m away. The closest railway station is Tring Rail Station, 2.82 km away.

The closest primary school to HP23 5AU (for ages 11 and under) is Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 31, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Tring School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 9, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of HP23 5AU is The Bell and is 81 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on September 15, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ocean Fish and Chips and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on September 28, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 41.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 5.3% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for HP23 5AU is covered by the Hertfordshire police force association and Hertfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to HP23 5AU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to HP23 5AU, and the approximate distance away.

Frogmore Street 26 m
Parsonage Place 55 m
Church Yard 84 m
High Street 88 m
Rothschild Place 167 m
Glovers Lane 168 m
Friars Walk 186 m
Harrow Yard 186 m
Deans Close 222 m
Faversham Close 237 m
Mansion Drive 244 m
Akeman Street 246 m
Denmark Place 248 m
Deans Furlong 251 m
Mansard Close 252 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode HP23 5AU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from HP23 5AU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring Good
(January 31, 2017)
0 m
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School Outstanding
(September 26, 2013)
327 m
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts 427 m
Dundale Primary School and Nursery 643 m
Tring School Good
(November 9, 2017)
702 m
Grove Road Primary School 1.27 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton Outstanding
(November 21, 2012)
1.86 km
Marsworth Church of England Infant School Good
(July 5, 2017)
3.06 km
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School Good
(November 23, 2017)
4.28 km
Aston Clinton School Requires improvement
(January 30, 2019)
4.31 km
Brookmead School Good
(December 4, 2019)
5.05 km
Long Marston VA Church of England Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
5.06 km
Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School Good
(April 25, 2019)
5.25 km
Halton Community Combined School Outstanding
(February 2, 2011)
5.32 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Good
(September 12, 2017)
5.7 km
Cheddington Combined School Good
(October 9, 2019)
5.72 km
Egerton-Rothesay School 6.19 km
The John Hampden School Good
(October 2, 2018)
6.24 km
Wendover Church of England Junior School Good
(February 13, 2020)
6.24 km
John Colet School Good
(February 26, 2020)
6.24 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from HP23 5AU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Beechwood Fine Foods Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 15, 2021
0 m
Bishop Wood C of E Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 28, 2020
0 m
Kids breakfast and supper club Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 28, 2021
0 m
Ocean Fish and Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
September 28, 2020
0 m
Ocean Off Licence Retailers - other Exempt
December 7, 2017
0 m
Bacanas Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 16, 2022
33 m
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
50 m
Rooney Chemists Retailers - other Exempt
December 7, 2017
50 m
Sandwich Plus Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
50 m
Waterton Butchers Retailers - other 4
Good
November 17, 2021
50 m
Culture Bakery Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
81 m
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 19, 2019
81 m
Nonnas Supper Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
81 m
The Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
September 15, 2020
81 m
BARACUDA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
103 m
Tring Parish Hall Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
112 m
The Black Horse Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 21, 2020
116 m
High Street Baptist Church Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2022
124 m
Storia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 7, 2021
132 m
Tamarind Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 27, 2021
132 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to HP23 5AU - Data from Apr 2022

Church Square Bus Stop/Station 136 m
Church Square Bus Stop/Station 139 m
Christchurch Road Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Christchurch Road Bus Stop/Station 284 m
Market Place Bus Stop/Station 289 m
Tring Rail Station Rail 2.82 km
London Luton Airport Air 21.92 km
London Oxford Airport Air 44.85 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to HP23 5AU - Data from Dec 2021

Great West Plantation Woodland Or Forest 954 m
Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.21 km
Hastoe Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.24 km
Stubbing's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
High Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
North Pest House Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Bull's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Langton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Deacon's Hill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Bishop's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Wixe's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Pendley Beeches Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Tringford Reservoir Inland Water 1.93 km
The Rookery Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for HP23 5AU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.1 Mbps 41.6 Mbps 79.91 Mbps
Upload 9.8 Mbps 8.9 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22.8 1
30-300 Mbps 94.7% 62.6 15.7
300+ Mbps 5.3% - -

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 176,588 kWh - mean 11,037 kWh : median 10,369 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 99,446 kWh - mean 5,234 kWh : median 4,744 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for HP23 5AU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hertfordshire
Latitude 51.79421500
Longitude -0.66242800
OS Easting 492343
OS Northing 0211464
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31224
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hertfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
County Electorial Division Tring ED
Electoral Ward Tring Central
Local Authority District Dacorum
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Hertfordshire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Hertfordshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000096
Travel To Work Area Luton

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Hertfordshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Hertfordshire and West Essex
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Herts Valleys CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Tring BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33024174
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Dacorum 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Dacorum 003C
Output Area / Small Area 5A3