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Buckingham

Middle area

North east Adur. 7,399 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Buckingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£465,500
Joint 1,225th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,362
Joint 4,630th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Buckingham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buckingham at a rate of 32.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour76
Violence and sexual offences71
Other crime43
Criminal damage and arson26
Burglary10
Vehicle crime6
Drug offences3
Shoplifting2
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Buckingham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

BuckinghamMiddle
Median sale price8 middle areas, Adur · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Adur8 areas from £320,000 to £465,500. The middle area is £368,750. Buckingham is £465,500.
£465,500most expensive
Population8 middle areas, Adur · 2021
Population: every middle area in Adur8 areas from 5,724 to 10,534. The middle area is 7,637. Buckingham is 7,362.
7,3623rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares8 middle areas, Adur · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Adur8 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Buckingham is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage8 middle areas, Adur · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Adur8 areas from 89.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 96.1%. Buckingham is 94.1%.
94.1%3rd lowest

Is Buckingham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buckingham at a rate of 32.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.6 per 1,000 people across Adur.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Buckingham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (76), violence and sexual offences (71) and other crime (43).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Adur

These figures are published for the whole of Adur, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Adur and not Buckingham alone. See Adur

Average house price
£380,120
Up 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,029
160th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
Joint 61st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.0
Joint 96th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Buckingham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Buckingham was £465,500 in 2025.

Buckingham had 7,362 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Buckingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Buckingham, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.