# HP17 8QZ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP17 8QZ is a postcode in Buckinghamshire.

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In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp17) › [HP17 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp17-8)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Buckinghamshire 022E: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **Aylesbury, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **No property in HP17 8QZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 022E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP17 8QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HP17 8QZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stone Church of England Combined School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-church-of-england-combined-school-e110420) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2026 | £463,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £563,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| January 2026 | £655,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Oxford Road Stone (200 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £479,736** (July 2026). Buckinghamshire’s average house price was £479,736 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,290** (2025). Full-time workers living in Buckinghamshire earned a median of £43,290 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 81st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.1×** (2025). A home in Buckinghamshire costs 11.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Buckinghamshire has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 47th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Buckinghamshire 022E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Buckinghamshire 022E has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 022E was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 2,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,598** (2021). Buckinghamshire 022E had 1,598 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,231st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 022E, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HP17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £530,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP17 was £530,000 in 2025. Joint 229th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,325** (2021). HP17 had 11,325 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 796th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in HP17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.6%** (January 2026). In HP17, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Centre: 51.8024, -0.8574

Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-buckinghamshire): Greg Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.8574,51.8024,HP178QZ

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