# HP5 2RZ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP5 2RZ 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 HP5 2RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5) › [HP5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Buckinghamshire 027C: 17 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **Chesham, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **No property in HP5 2RZ 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=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **80% can get gigabit broadband at HP5 2RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HP5 2RZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elmtree Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmtree-infant-and-nursery-school-e148015) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Chiltern Hills Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-hills-academy-e137280) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ivingswood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivingswood-academy-e149096) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newtown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-school-e110217) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Thomas Harding Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-harding-junior-school-e145069) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heritage House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heritage-house-school-e110582) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | – |
| [Chesham Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesham-grammar-school-e137091) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 75.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brushwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brushwood-junior-school-e110523) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £605,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £572,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £631,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £674,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £920,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £735,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Buckinghamshire 027C has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £625,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 027C was £625,000 in 2025. Joint 2,313th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,846** (2021). Buckinghamshire 027C had 1,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,555th 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 027C, 93.9% 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.

## HP5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP5 was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 478th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,096** (2021). HP5 had 27,096 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,076th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HP5 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: 85.1%** (January 2026). In HP5, 85.1% 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: 51.7145, -0.6246

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

## Your MP

- [Chesham and Amersham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chesham-and-amersham): Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat), 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=-0.6246,51.7145,HP52RZ

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