The postcode HP23 5BJ is located in Dacorum, in the county of Hertfordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. HP23 5BJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
HP23 5BJ 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 5BJ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.
The closest road name to HP23 5BJ is Frogmore Street which is centered 32 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Church Square and is 169 m away. The closest railway station is Tring Rail Station, 2.84 km away.
The closest primary school to HP23 5BJ (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 5BJ is The Black Horse and is 93 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 21, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ocean Fish and Chips and is 33 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on September 28, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 63 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for HP23 5BJ is covered by the Hertfordshire police force association and Hertfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to HP23 5BJ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to HP23 5BJ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode HP23 5BJ
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from HP23 5BJ - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (January 31, 2017) | 33 m |
| Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Outstanding (September 26, 2013) | 302 m |
| Tring Park School for the Performing Arts | Independent school | 8-19 | 460 m | |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 3-11 | 629 m | |
| Tring School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 9, 2017) | 713 m |
| Grove Road Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 1.27 km | |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 21, 2012) | 1.89 km |
| Marsworth Church of England Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Good (July 5, 2017) | 3.04 km |
| Aston Clinton School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (January 30, 2019) | 4.28 km |
| Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 23, 2017) | 4.31 km |
| Long Marston VA Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (December 12, 2017) | 5.03 km |
| Brookmead School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (December 4, 2019) | 5.05 km |
| Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 25, 2019) | 5.28 km |
| Halton Community Combined School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (February 2, 2011) | 5.31 km |
| Cheddington Combined School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 9, 2019) | 5.7 km |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 12, 2017) | 5.73 km |
| Egerton-Rothesay School | Independent school | 6-19 | 6.22 km | |
| The John Hampden School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Good (October 2, 2018) | 6.23 km |
| Wendover Church of England Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 13, 2020) | 6.23 km |
| John Colet School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (February 26, 2020) | 6.23 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from HP23 5BJ - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacanas | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 16, 2022 | 0 m | |
| Beechwood Fine Foods | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 15, 2021 | 33 m | |
| Bishop Wood C of E Junior School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 28, 2020 | 33 m | |
| Kids breakfast and supper club Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 28, 2021 | 33 m | |
| Ocean Fish and Chips | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 28, 2020 | 33 m | |
| Ocean Off Licence | Exempt December 7, 2017 | 33 m | |
| Marks & Spencer Simply Foods | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 1, 2019 | 83 m | |
| Rooney Chemists | Exempt December 7, 2017 | 83 m | |
| Sandwich Plus | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 29, 2022 | 83 m | |
| Waterton Butchers | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 17, 2021 | 83 m | |
| The Black Horse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 21, 2020 | 93 m | |
| Culture Bakery | Awaiting Inspection | 113 m | |
| McColls | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 19, 2019 | 113 m | |
| Nonnas Supper Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 7, 2021 | 113 m | |
| The Bell | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 15, 2020 | 113 m | |
| Tring Parish Hall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 18, 2022 | 124 m | |
| Storia | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 7, 2021 | 135 m | |
| Tamarind | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 27, 2021 | 135 m | |
| BARACUDA | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 25, 2022 | 135 m | |
| Black Goo | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 28, 2021 | 154 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to HP23 5BJ - Data from Apr 2022
| Church Square | 169 m | |
| Church Square | 171 m | |
| Christchurch Road | 182 m | |
| Christchurch Road | 272 m | |
| Market Place | 306 m | |
| Tring Rail Station | 2.84 km | |
| London Luton Airport | 21.94 km | |
| London Oxford Airport | 44.82 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to HP23 5BJ - Data from Dec 2021
| Great West Plantation | 950 m | |
| Park Wood | 1.24 km | |
| Hastoe Hill | 1.25 km | |
| Stubbing's Wood | 1.34 km | |
| High Spring | 1.53 km | |
| North Pest House Wood | 1.55 km | |
| Bull's Wood | 1.58 km | |
| Langton Wood | 1.6 km | |
| Deacon's Hill Wood | 1.69 km | |
| Bishop's Wood | 1.75 km | |
| Wixe's Wood | 1.77 km | |
| Grove Wood | 1.8 km | |
| Pendley Beeches | 1.9 km | |
| Tringford Reservoir | 1.91 km | |
| The Rookery | 2 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for HP23 5BJ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 78.1 Mbps | 63 Mbps | 79.91 Mbps |
| Upload | 19.5 Mbps | 14.4 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 14 | 1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 71.2 | 16.5 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for HP23 5BJ - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Latitude | 51.79438100 |
| Longitude | -0.66282900 |
| OS Easting | 492315 |
| OS Northing | 0211482 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Hertfordshire |
| 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 |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000096 |
| Travel To Work Area | Luton |
| 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 |
| 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 |