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Thinking of living at HP4 2EL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 200 m | – |
| Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| The Thomas Coram Church of England School | Primary | 1.3 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.9 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Greenway Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2.0 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Ashlyns School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John F Kennedy Catholic School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Laureate Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.7 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berkhamsted School | Independent | 600 m | 47.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Egerton-Rothesay School | Independent | 2.5 km | 1.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near HP4 2EL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ashlyns School | 890 m | 11 |
| Bowls | Kitcheners Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Berkhamsted School (Kings Campus Knox-Johnston Sports Centre) | 990 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Kitchener's Field | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Football | Berkhamsted Town Football Club | 960 m | 3 |
| Golf | Berkhamsted Golf Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Squash | Berkhamsted Lawn Tennis & Squash Racket Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Handball | Fives Courts | 640 m | 1 |
| Gym | Aspire Fitness | 970 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | The Knox-Johnston Sports Centre, Berkhamsted School | 990 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Kitchener's Field | 1.0 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: 58% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Berkhamsted, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Swing Gate Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 500, X500); 7 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (6.6 km) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School (10.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express PFS Hall Park, 150 m away; Hall Park Asda Express Garages (Spar) (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Street Surgery (400 m), with Hubert Figg Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, USA Nails is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 30 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Curry Garden is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Old Mill the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 50% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Berkhamsted).
There are 45 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Velvet Lawn, 650 m away; for exercise, Fives Courts (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 18 km away.
32 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 56% 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.