HP16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Prestwood and Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HP16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HP16, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HP16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP16 at a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (167), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (55).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP16 was 39.8 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in HP16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP16 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire 029B | 2,260 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 61.1% |
| Buckinghamshire 031A | 2,325 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.8% |
| Buckinghamshire 031B | 1,114 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.0% |
| Buckinghamshire 031C | 1,591 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.6% |
| Buckinghamshire 031D | 1,536 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.0% |
| Buckinghamshire 031E | 1,587 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 031F | 1,672 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
Your MP
- Greg SmithConservativeMP for Mid Buckinghamshire
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HP161
Postcode sectors in HP163
Council1
Towns in HP161
Postcode districts next to HP169
Nearest rail stations2
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HP16 in brief
HP16 is a postcode district covering Prestwood and Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire.
About 11,611 people lived in HP16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £627,500 in 2025 across 172 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 40.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP16 was £627,500 in 2025.
HP16 had 11,633 usual residents at the census.
In HP16, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HP16, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.