# HP21 8LW: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP21 8LW is a postcode in Buckinghamshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Buckinghamshire. Open the map at HP21 8LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp21) › [HP21 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp21-8)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Buckinghamshire 017D: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **Aylesbury, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **14 of 25 properties in HP21 8LW at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 11 at medium risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP21 8LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **Low road and rail noise at HP21 8LW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **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=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oak Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-green-school-e110206) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pebble Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pebble-brook-school-e110576) | Special | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-henry-floyd-grammar-school-e136845) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 74.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Buckinghamshire College Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckinghamshire-college-group-e130607) | Sixth form and further education | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Aylesbury UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aylesbury-utc-e139434) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 25.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bearbrook Combined School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bearbrook-combined-school-e147242) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashmead Combined School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashmead-combined-school-e151367) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [Red Balloon Aylesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-aylesbury-e152642) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £248,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £447,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Aylesbury (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE MANDEVILLE PRACTICE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: HAMPDEN PHARMACY (350 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (670 m); BOOTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: RYCOTE DENTAL PRACTICE (730 m); BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PRIORITY DENTAL (810 m); BOURBON STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (880 m); MCALEAVEY & PADGET (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Aylesbury (670 m, Morrisons); Co-op Aylesbury - Walton Court (870 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 017D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.2** (2025). Buckinghamshire 017D has a deprivation score of 30.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,159th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £214,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 017D was £214,000 in 2025. Joint 7,846th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,392** (2021). Buckinghamshire 017D had 2,392 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,506th 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: 58.6%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 017D, 58.6% 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.

## HP21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £331,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP21 was £331,000 in 2025. Joint 894th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,941** (2021). HP21 had 34,941 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 659th most 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: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in HP21 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In HP21, 89.4% 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: 51.8098, -0.8219

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

## Your MP

- [Aylesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aylesbury): Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour), 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=-0.8219,51.8098,HP218LW

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