The HP postcode area, also known as the Hemel Hempstead postcode area,
[Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)] is a group of twenty-four postcode districts in
England
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, within eleven
post town
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s. These cover south-west
Hertfordshire
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(including
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England. It is located north-west of London; nearby towns and cities include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted. The population at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 cens ...
,
Berkhamsted and
Tring) and central
Buckinghamshire
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(including
Aylesbury
Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Waterside Theatre. It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milt ...
,
High Wycombe
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,
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of central London and southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe.
The ...
,
Amersham
Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, south-east of Aylesbury and north-east of High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt.
There ar ...
,
Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles is a village and civil parish in southeast Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts, which also includes Chalfont St Peter and Little Chalfont.
It lies on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, we ...
,
Chesham
Chesham ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, south-east of the county town of Aylesbury, about north-west of Charing Cross, central London, and part of the London metropolitan area, London ...
,
Great Missenden and
Princes Risborough).
Mail for this area is sorted at the Home Counties North Mail Centre in
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England. It is located north-west of London; nearby towns and cities include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted. The population at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 cens ...
.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! HP1
, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
,
Bourne End,
Boxmoor,
Chaulden,
Fields End,
Gadebridge,
Great Gaddesden,
Nettleden,
Piccotts End,
Water End,
Warner's End
,
Dacorum
Dacorum is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England. The council is based in Hemel Hempstead. The borough also includes the towns of Berkhamsted ...
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! HP2
, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
,
Gaddesden Row,
Piccotts End,
Grovehill,
Adeyfield,
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate
, Dacorum
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! HP3
, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
,
Apsley,
Bovingdon,
Felden,
Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead,
Leverstock Green
, Dacorum
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! HP4
, BERKHAMSTED
,
Berkhamsted,
Dagnall,
Dudswell,
Little Gaddesden,
Northchurch,
Potten End,
Ringshall
, Dacorum,
Buckinghamshire
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! HP5
, CHESHAM
,
Chesham
Chesham ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, south-east of the county town of Aylesbury, about north-west of Charing Cross, central London, and part of the London metropolitan area, London ...
,
Ashley Green,
Bellingdon,
Botley,
Chartridge,
Hawridge,
Latimer,
Lye Green
Lye Green is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the civil parish of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located north east of Chesham. Lycrome Road runs through the centre of the hamlet, from the A416 in the east to the B4505 in the west.
The ...
,
Newtown,
Waterside,
Whelpley Hill
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP6
, AMERSHAM
,
Amersham
Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, south-east of Aylesbury and north-east of High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt.
There ar ...
(north),
Chesham Bois,
Hyde Heath,
Little Chalfont (north)
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP7
, AMERSHAM
, Amersham (south),
Coleshill, Little Chalfont (west and centre),
Little Missenden,
Penn Street,
Winchmore Hill
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP8
, CHALFONT ST. GILES
,
Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles is a village and civil parish in southeast Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts, which also includes Chalfont St Peter and Little Chalfont.
It lies on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, we ...
, Little Chalfont (south)
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP9
, BEACONSFIELD
,
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of central London and southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe.
The ...
,
Forty Green,
Holtspur,
Jordans,
Knotty Green,
Seer Green
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP10
, HIGH WYCOMBE
,
High Wycombe
High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...
,
Flackwell Heath,
Handy Cross,
Hedsor,
Loudwater,
Penn,
Tylers Green,
Wooburn,
Wooburn Green,
Wooburn Moor
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP11
, HIGH WYCOMBE
,
Wycombe Marsh
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP12
, HIGH WYCOMBE
, High Wycombe,
Booker,
Sands
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP13
, HIGH WYCOMBE
, High Wycombe,
Downley,
Totteridge
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, Buckinghamshire
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! HP14
, HIGH WYCOMBE
,
Beacon's Bottom,
Bledlow Ridge,
Bolter End,
Bradenham,
Cadmore End,
Hughenden Valley,
Ibstone,
Lane End,
Naphill,
Northend,
Stokenchurch,
The City,
Upper North Dean,
West Wycombe
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP15
, HIGH WYCOMBE
,
Cryers Hill,
Great Kingshill,
Hazlemere,
Holmer Green,
Hughenden Valley
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP16
, GREAT MISSENDEN
,
Great Missenden,
Ballinger,
The Lee,
Little Hampden
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,
Little Kingshill,
Prestwood,
South Heath
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP17
, AYLESBURY
,
Aston Sandford,
Bishopstone,
Butler's Cross,
Dinton,
Dorton,
Ellesborough,
Ford,
Great and Little Kimble,
Kingsey,
Haddenham,
Meadle,
Nash Lee,
Stone
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,
Upton,
Westlington
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP18
, AYLESBURY
,
Ashendon,
Berryfields,
Boarstall,
Brill,
Chearsley,
Chilton,
Cuddington,
Dorton,
Easington,
Edgcott,
Grendon Underwood,
Ickford,
Kingswood,
Long Crendon,
Lower Winchendon,
Ludgershall,
Oakley,
Shabbington,
Upper Winchendon,
Waddesdon,
Westcott,
Worminghall,
Wotton Underwood
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP19
, AYLESBURY
,
Aylesbury
Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Waterside Theatre. It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milt ...
,
Berryfields,
Buckingham Park,
Fairford Leys,
Prebendal Farm,
Quarrendon,
Watermead
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP20
, AYLESBURY
, Aylesbury, Aylesbury Town Centre,
Broughton,
Elmhurst
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP21
, AYLESBURY
, Aylesbury,
Bedgrove,
Elm Farm,
Queens Park,
Southcourt,
Walton,
Walton Court
, Buckinghamshire
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! HP22
, AYLESBURY
,
Aston Abbotts,
Aston Clinton,
Bierton,
Buckland,
Drayton Beauchamp,
Dunsmore,
Halton,
Hardwick,
Hulcott,
North Lee,
Nup End,
Oving,
Pitchcott,
Quainton,
Rowsham,
Stoke Mandeville,
Weedon,
Wendover,
Weston Turville,
Whitchurch,
Wingrave
, Buckinghamshire
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! style="background:#FFFFFF;", HP22
, style="background:#FFFFFF;", PRINCES RISBOROUGH
, style="background:#FFFFFF;",
, style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''
non-geographic''
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! HP23
, TRING
,
Aldbury,
Buckland Common,
Cholesbury,
Hastoe,
Long Marston,
Marsworth,
New Mill,
Puttenham,
St Leonards,
Tring,
Wigginton,
Wilstone
, Dacorum, Buckinghamshire
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! HP27
, PRINCES RISBOROUGH
,
Askett,
Bledlow,
Ilmer,
Lacey Green,
Longwick,
Loosley Row,
Monks Risborough,
Owlswick,
Pitch Green,
Princes Risborough,
Saunderton,
Speen
, Buckinghamshire
Map
See also
*
Postcode Address File
*
List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom
Postcode areas covering South East England
Postcode areas covering the East of England