HP5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chesham, Griffitts Yard and Great Hivings, 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 HP5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HP5, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HP5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP5 at a rate of 66.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.
In August 2026 alone, 148 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (736), other crime (338) and anti-social behaviour (247).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP5 was 64.1 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 HP5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP5 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire 027A | 1,517 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| Buckinghamshire 027B | 1,874 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.5% |
| Buckinghamshire 027C | 1,846 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 027D | 1,343 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 027E | 1,542 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Buckinghamshire 027F | 2,285 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 028A | 1,626 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.7% |
| Buckinghamshire 028B | 1,483 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.8% |
| Buckinghamshire 028C | 1,443 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.5% |
| Buckinghamshire 028D | 1,267 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 029A | 2,256 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.6% |
| Buckinghamshire 029C | 2,306 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.7% |
| Buckinghamshire 030A | 1,693 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 030B | 1,509 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| Buckinghamshire 030C | 2,231 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 69.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 030D | 1,434 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% |
MPs for HP5
- Sarah GreenLiberal DemocratMP for Chesham and Amersham90% of HP5’s postcodes
- Greg SmithConservativeMP for Mid Buckinghamshire9.5% of HP5’s postcodes
- David TaylorLabourMP for Hemel Hempstead0.3% of HP5’s postcodes
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 HP54
Postcode sectors in HP54
Council1
Towns in HP51
Postcode districts next to HP57
Nearest rail stations3
More in the HP postcode area2
HP5 in brief
HP5 is a postcode district covering Chesham, Griffitts Yard and Great Hivings, in Buckinghamshire.
About 28,064 people lived in HP5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £435,000 in 2025 across 333 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP5 was £435,000 in 2025.
HP5 had 27,096 usual residents at the census.
In HP5, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HP5, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.