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Thinking of living at HP4 1FH? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Westfield Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 30% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 700 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Ashlyns School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Egerton-Rothesay School | Independent | 1.0 km | 1.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berkhamsted School | Independent | 1.1 km | 47.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
Every primary near HP4 1FH, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Berkamsted Bowl's Club | 580 m | 10 |
| Swimming | Berkhamsted Leisure Centre | 390 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Berkhamsted Bowls Club | 490 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Berkhamsted Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Golf | Berkhamsted Golf Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Squash | Berkhamsted Lawn Tennis & Squash Racket Club | 640 m | 2 |
| Football | Berkhamsted Town Football Club | 740 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | The Knox-Johnston Sports Centre, Berkhamsted School | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Handball | Fives Courts | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Kitchener's Field | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Gym | Aspire Fitness | 1.6 km | 1 |
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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 54% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Berkhamsted, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Billet Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 500, X500); 11 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 42 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Bridgewater Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (6 km) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School (9.7 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 550 m away, with The Village Shop closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gossoms End Surgery (250 m), with Acorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Close Shave is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Fat Buddha is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Lamb the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 148 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Normandy Drive Play Area, 150 m away; for exercise, Sportspace (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 19 km away.
47 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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Most households own their home, 8% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
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.