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HP postcode area
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| Hemel Hempstead postcode area | |
| Postcode area | HP |
|---|---|
| Postcode area name | Hemel Hempstead |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcode districts | 24 |
| Postcode sectors | 69 |
| Postcodes (live) | 14,109 |
| Postcodes (total) | 19,402 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The HP postcode area, also known as the Hemel Hempstead postcode area[2], is a group of twenty-three postal districts in north west Hertfordshire and East Buckinghamshire.
The main sorting office is in Hemel Hempstead (Park Lane HP1) and the area served includes parts of the Dacorum, Aylesbury Vale, South Buckinghamshire and High Wycombe.
Contents |
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP1 | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD | Hemel Hempstead | Dacorum |
| HP2 | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD | Hemel Hempstead | Dacorum |
| HP3 | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD | Hemel Hempstead, Bovingdon | Dacorum |
| HP4 | BERKHAMSTED | Berkhamsted, Dagnall, Dudswell, Little Gaddesden, Northchurch, Potten End, Ringshall | Dacorum / Aylesbury Vale |
| HP5 | CHESHAM | Chesham | South Buckinghamshire |
| HP6 | AMERSHAM | Amersham, Chesham Bois, Hyde Heath, Little Chalfont | South Buckinghamshire |
| HP7 | AMERSHAM | Amersham | South Buckinghamshire |
| HP8 | CHALFONT ST GILES | Chalfont St Giles | South Buckinghamshire |
| HP9 | BEACONSFIELD | Beaconsfield, Forty Green, Jordans, Knotty Green, Seer Green | Dacorum |
| HP10 | HIGH WYCOMBE | High Wycombe, Flackwell Heath, Handy Cross, Loudwater, Penn, Wooburn Green, Wooburn Moor, Wooburn Town | Wycombe |
| HP11 | HIGH WYCOMBE | High Wycombe | Wycombe |
| HP12 | HIGH WYCOMBE | High Wycombe, Booker | Wycombe |
| HP13 | HIGH WYCOMBE | High Wycombe, Downley | Wycombe |
| HP14 | HIGH WYCOMBE | High Wycombe | Wycombe |
| HP15 | HIGH WYCOMBE | High Wycombe | Chiltern |
| HP16 | GREAT MISSENDEN | Great Missenden, Prestwood | Chiltern |
| HP17 | AYLESBURY | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale |
| HP18 | AYLESBURY | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale |
| HP19 | AYLESBURY | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale |
| HP20 | AYLESBURY | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale |
| HP21 | AYLESBURY | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale |
| HP22 | AYLESBURY | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Vale |
| HP23 | TRING | Tring | Dacorum |
| HP27 | PRINCES RISBOROUGH |
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - AL (St Albans) - WD (Watford) - SL (Slough) - RG (Reading) - OX (Oxford) - MK (Milton Keynes) - LU (Luton) . |
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- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)