Author: David Caldwell Updated: May 28, 2024

HP1 3BU is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (HP1) is called the outward code. The part after the space (3BU) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case HP which means Hemel Hempstead.
Postal District. In our case HP1.
Postal Sector. In our case HP1 3B.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case U .

The regional mail center for the post area HP is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the HP1 3BU postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 15 individuals call the HP1 3BU postcode their home.

HP1 3BU is within the village of Great Gaddesden.

The HP1 3BU postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

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Map of the Postcode

Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for HP1 3BU

The telephone area code for HP1 3BU is 01442 Hemel Hempstead.

Map Coordinates

Latitude	51.7905248926
Longitude	-0.50891429287

Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from this postcode © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hemel Hempstead

Thu 12th Sep

Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 7 mph

Fri 13th Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	0.00%	NW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Sunny day	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	1.00%	NW 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	12.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	1.00%	NW 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	1.00%	WNW 2 mph

Sat 14th Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	8.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	1.00%	WNW 2 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	7.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	2.00%	WSW 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	7.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	2.00%	WSW 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	2.00%	SW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	5.00%	WSW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	5.00%	WSW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	4.00%	WSW 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	1.00%	WSW 7 mph

Sun 15th Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	1.00%	WSW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Partly cloudy (night)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	1.00%	WSW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	4.00%	SW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	5.00%	WSW 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	7.00%	WSW 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Overcast	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	11.00%	W 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	8.00%	W 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	7.00%	W 7 mph

Mon 16th Sep

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	10.00%	W 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	8.00%	WNW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	9.00%	WNW 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	8.00%	NW 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	7.00%	NW 4 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	19.0°C (feels like 19.0°C)	6.00%	NW 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 17.0°C)	5.00%	NNW 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	14.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	3.00%	NNW 4 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like?

Download Speeds

Average Mbps	76.300
Median Mbps	67.500
Maximum Mbps	160.000

HP1 3BU has an average download speed of 76.3 Megabits per second (Mbps).

741 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

53% of postcodes (623,395) have slower broadband speeds.

47% of postcodes (560,505) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds

Average Mbps	15.100
Median Mbps	15.000
Maximum Mbps	30.000

HP1 3BU has an average upload speed of 15.1 Megabits per second (Mbps).

11,961 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

66% of postcodes (781,303) have slower upload speeds.

33% of postcodes (391,377) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute Drive

England Primary Schools

Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School

Address: Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School, Church Meadow, Great Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden Primary School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 3BT

Distance: 0.02 miles

School Website

Contact: 01442255734

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 302 GALLEY HILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 3LE

Distance: 1.98 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 432 GALLEY HILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 3RE

Distance: 2.07 miles

Contact: :

GROVE HILL DENTAL CENTRE

Address: 8 RUNCORN CRESCENT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 6DG

Distance: 2.56 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 54 HIGH STREET, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 3AF

Distance: 2.66 miles

Contact: :

MARLOWES HEALTH CENTRE

Address: MARLOWES, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1HE

Distance: 2.90 miles

Contact: :

HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE

Address: 39-41 THE MARLOWES, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1LD

Distance: 2.91 miles

Contact: :

Information from NHS Digital, licensed under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Accessed January 2024

Nearest Chemists

GADEBRIDGE PHARMACY

Address: 12 ROSSGATE, GADEBRIDGE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 3LG

Distance: 1.94 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 256768

BOOTS

Address: 31 STONEYCROFT, WARNERS END, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 2QF

Distance: 2.47 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 264949

GROVEHILL PHARMACY

Address: 2 HENRY WELLS SQUARE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 6BJ

Distance: 2.51 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 251435

WOODS CHEMISTS

Address: 2 BELLGATE, HIGHFIELD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5SB

Distance: 2.66 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 254712

NASH CHEMISTS

Address: 54 LONG CHAULDEN, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 2HX

Distance: 2.84 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 240431

JUPITER CHEMIST

Address: 4 THE HEIGHTS, HIGHFIELD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 5NX

Distance: 2.94 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 256096

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Nearest Opticians

THIE OPTOMETRISTS (STONEY CROFT)

Address: 25 STONEYCROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 2QF

Distance: 2.47 miles

Contact: :

OPTICALL MOBILE EYECARE

Address: OFFICE 2, MAYLANDS BUSINESS CENTRE, REDBOURN ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 7ES

Distance: 3.00 miles

Contact: :

THIE OPTOMETRISTS

Address: THIES OPTOMETRISTS, 24 BRIDGE STREET, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1EF

Distance: 3.12 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (HEMEL HAMPSTEAD)

Address: 149 MARLOWES, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1BB

Distance: 3.13 miles

Contact: :

HEMEL OPTICIANS

Address: 143 MARLOWES, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1BB

Distance: 3.13 miles

Contact: :

VISION EXPRESS (BERKHAMSTED)

Address: 188 HIGH STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP4 3AP

Distance: 3.15 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

GADE BRIDGE

Address: 300 GALLEY ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 3LE

Distance: 1.98 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 262514

PARKWOOD SURGERY

Address: PARKWOOD DRIVE SURGERY, PARKWOOD DRIVE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 2LD

Distance: 2.45 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 250117

GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 6AD

Distance: 2.54 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 212038

HIGHFIELD SURGERY

Address: CAMBRIAN WAY, JUPITER DR, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 5TA

Distance: 2.70 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 265322

FERNVILLE SURGERY

Address: MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP2 5BL

Distance: 2.94 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 213919

THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

Address: ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP4 2DL

Distance: 3.02 miles

Contact: tel: 01442 875936

Information from NHS Digital, licensed under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Accessed January 2024

Transport Links

Train Stations

Hemel Hempstead

Address: Hemel Hempstead station, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 9BQ

Postcode: HP3 9BQ

Line: West Coast Main Line

Company: Grand Central North West

Time: within ten minutes drive

Distance: 3.42 miles

Berkhamsted

Address: Berkhamsted station, Station Approach, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2AR

Postcode: HP4 2AR

Line: West Coast Main Line

Company: Grand Central North West

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 2.96 miles

Apsley

Address: Apsley station, London Road, Apsley, Hertfordshire, HP3 9SX

Postcode: HP3 9SX

Line: West Coast Main Line

Company: Grand Central North West

Time: within ten minutes drive

Distance: 4.46 miles

Tring

Address: Tring station, Station Road, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5QR

Postcode: HP23 5QR

Line: West Coast Main Line

Company: Grand Central North West

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 4.90 miles

Harpenden

Address: Harpenden station, Station Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4SP

Postcode: AL5 4SP

Line: East Midland Main Line

Company: Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink)

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 6.91 miles

Kings Langley

Address: Kings Langley station, Station Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8LF

Postcode: WD4 8LF

Line: West Coast Main Line

Company: Grand Central North West

Time: within fifteen minutes drive

Distance: 6.55 miles

Distances are as the crow flies.

Motorway Junctions

M1 J9

Distance: 6.47 miles

Driving Time: 10.66 minutes

M25 J20

Distance: 7.69 miles

Driving Time: 11.17 minutes

M1 J10

Distance: 8.70 miles

Driving Time: 12.81 minutes

M1 J6A

Distance: 9.60 miles

Driving Time: 13.70 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives?

Westminster Constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Member or Parliament	Victoria Collins
Contact Details	Contact Victoria Collins
Political Party	Liberal Democrat

Where can I find out where the nearest Library is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Hertfordshire County Council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Library opening hours and locations | Hertfordshire County Council

House Sales

Yearly House Sales
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2015	£360,000	£220,000	£290,000	2
2018	£275,000	£275,000	£275,000	1
2019	£375,000	£375,000	£375,000	1
2021	£246,500	£246,500	£246,500	1

Local Postcodes

HP1 3BT HP1 3BS Church Meadow HP1 3BY Pipers Hill

What Popular Supermarkets are near?

Popular Supermarkets near HP1 3BU
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Aldi, Redbourn Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7AZ	4.81 miles	Directions to Aldi
Asda, Hillfield Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4AA	4.96 miles	Directions to Asda
Waitrose, St. Johns Well Lane, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1HS	5.08 miles	Directions to Waitrose
Iceland, Hillfield Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4AB	5.09 miles	Directions to Iceland
Sainsburys, Shenley Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7QH	5.13 miles	Directions to Sainsburys

What Popular Restaurants are near?

Burger King Restaurants near HP1 3BU
Burger King	Distance	Directions
196-198 Arndale Centre, Luton, LU1 2TL	7.34 miles	Directions to 196-198 Arndale Centre
Burger King - London Luton Airport, Luton, LU2 9LY	8.33 miles	Directions to Burger King - London Luton Airport
Charter Place,, Watford, WD17 2DJ	10.41 miles	Directions to Charter Place,
Junction 11-12, M1 Northbound, Toddington, LU5 6HR	10.84 miles	Directions to Junction 11-12, M1 Northbound

Mcdonald's Restaurants near HP1 3BU
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Stoney Lane, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 2SB	3.49 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Stoney Lane, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 2SB
McDonald's, Jarman Way, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4JS	3.74 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Jarman Way, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4JS
McDonald's, Peoplebuilding Estate, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4NW	3.79 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Peoplebuilding Estate, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4NW
McDonald's, London Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9SE	3.94 miles	Directions to McDonald's, London Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9SE

KFC Restaurants near HP1 3BU
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Marlowes, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 1EZ	3.01 miles	Directions to KFC Hemel Hempstead - The Marlowes
KFC, High Street South, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3RZ	6.56 miles	Directions to KFC Dunstable - High Street
KFC, Chaul End Lane, LUTON, LU4 8EZ	7.24 miles	Directions to KFC Luton - Hatters Way Retail Park
KFC, Dunstable Road, LUTON, LU1 1EH	7.36 miles	Directions to KFC Luton - Dunstable Road
KFC, The Mall, LUTON, LU1 2LJ	7.38 miles	Directions to KFC Luton - The Mall