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Chesham East

Middle area

South east Buckinghamshire. 5,861 people in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Chesham East’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£485,000
1,068th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,819
2,531st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chesham East compares

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Chesham EastMiddle
Median sale price67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from £225,000 to £1,260,000. The middle area is £475,000. Chesham East is £485,000.
£485,00033rd highest
Population67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from 5,558 to 14,108. The middle area is 8,121. Chesham East is 5,819.
5,819joint 6th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from 38.7% to 98.3%. The middle area is 86.1%. Chesham East is 84.9%.
84.9%31st lowest
Claimant rate67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from 1.4% to 7.6%. The middle area is 2.6%. Chesham East is 2.3%.
2.3%31st lowest

Figures for the whole of Buckinghamshire

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

Average house price
£479,736
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,290
81st highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.1×
31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.9
47th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chesham East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chesham East was £485,000 in 2025.

Chesham East had 5,819 usual residents at the census.

In Chesham East, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chesham East, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.