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HP21

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Aylesbury, Southcourt and Bedgrove, 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 HP21 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In HP21, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£331,000
894th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
34,941
659th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How HP21 compares

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

HP21Middle
Median sale price24 postcode districts, HP · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in HP24 areas from £295,000 to £990,000. The middle area is £481,938. HP21 is £331,000.
£331,0003rd cheapest
Population24 postcode districts, HP · 2021
Population: every postcode district in HP24 areas from 6,767 to 45,502. The middle area is 18,862. HP21 is 34,941.
34,9414th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage24 postcode districts, HP · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in HP24 areas from 62.3% to 94.1%. The middle area is 80.9%. HP21 is 89.4%.
89.4%6th highest
Claimant rate24 postcode districts, HP · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in HP24 areas from 1.5% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.2%. HP21 is 3.8%.
3.8%7th highest

Is HP21 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP21 at a rate of 66.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.

In August 2026 alone, 172 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP21.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,143), other crime (461) and anti-social behaviour (230).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP21 was 65.9 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 HP21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP21 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in HP21

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Buckinghamshire 015D1,381244.8 per 1,000559.7%
Buckinghamshire 016C1,83162.1 per 1,000994.8%
Buckinghamshire 017A1,71489.3 per 1,000391.8%
Buckinghamshire 017B1,61048.9 per 1,000499.8%
Buckinghamshire 017C1,70083.9 per 1,000393.3%
Buckinghamshire 017D2,39263.0 per 1,000358.6%
Buckinghamshire 018A1,51365.2 per 1,000989.2%
Buckinghamshire 018B1,55029.8 per 1,00010100.0%
Buckinghamshire 018C1,260175.3 per 1,000996.3%
Buckinghamshire 018D1,27150.6 per 1,0001099.6%
Buckinghamshire 018E1,51119.7 per 1,00010100.0%
Buckinghamshire 018F1,66360.4 per 1,00010100.0%
Buckinghamshire 019A2,62053.0 per 1,000771.9%
Buckinghamshire 019B1,15950.1 per 1,000799.1%
Buckinghamshire 019C1,32422.7 per 1,00010100.0%
Buckinghamshire 019D1,164152.0 per 1,000986.1%
Buckinghamshire 019E1,33915.5 per 1,0001098.2%
Buckinghamshire 019F1,55630.1 per 1,000880.9%
Buckinghamshire 020A1,68490.9 per 1,000698.7%
Buckinghamshire 020B1,45343.2 per 1,000899.7%
Buckinghamshire 020C1,34151.0 per 1,000399.8%
Buckinghamshire 020D1,487160.7 per 1,000386.0%

MPs for HP21

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 HP214

Postcode sectors in HP213

Council1

Towns in HP211

Postcode districts next to HP214

Nearest rail stations4

More in the HP postcode area2

HP21 in brief

HP21 is a postcode district covering Aylesbury, Southcourt and Bedgrove, in Buckinghamshire.

About 36,212 people lived in HP21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £331,000 in 2025 across 433 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in HP21 was £331,000 in 2025.

HP21 had 34,941 usual residents at the census.

In HP21, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In HP21, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.