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Thinking of living at HP2 5LE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobletts Manor Junior School | Primary | 450 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Hobletts Manor Infants' School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Jupiter Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Yewtree Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 17% met the expected standard |
| Broadfield Academy | Primary | 800 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| The Adeyfield Academy | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Astley Cooper School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 34.7 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laureate Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Hemel Hempstead School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 11.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Longdean School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 8.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redbourn Park School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Lockers Park School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Abbot's Hill School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Reith Fields | 700 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Leverstock Green CC | 2.1 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Hemel Hempstead) | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Golf | Golf Club House | 3.7 km | 5 |
| Football | Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. | 980 m | 4 |
| Climbing | XC | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Mamba Boxing Gym | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Skiing | The Snow Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Hemel Hempstead Cycling Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Indee Hot Yoga | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Hemel Hempstead Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Hemel Hempstead | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | XC | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Bouldering | XC | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Caving | XC | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Jarman Park Athletics Track | 1.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Apsley, a drive away (3.1 km), with 518k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Jupiter Drive, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 46); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 36 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Hobletts Manor Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 78% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Adeyfield Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 35.1 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (12.4 km) and Dr Challoner's High School (13.7 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Budgens - the Heights, 550 m away; One Stop (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Everest House Surgery (650 m), with Queens Square Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Ends Off is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Watford General Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 25 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Windmill Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Royal British Legion Club the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 167 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 455 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Keen Fields, 500 m away; for exercise, Vauxhall Road (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
34 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 3.5 km |
| 44.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near HP2 5LE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, London Luton is 14 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.