# HP5 3EA: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP5 3EA 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 3EA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5) › [HP5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Buckinghamshire 030A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **Chesham, 420 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **No property in HP5 3EA 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=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 030A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **55.3% can get gigabit broadband at HP5 3EA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **Loud road and rail noise at HP5 3EA**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **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=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newtown School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-school-e110217) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Elmtree Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmtree-infant-and-nursery-school-e148015) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Chesham Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesham-grammar-school-e137091) | Secondary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 75.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Heritage House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heritage-house-school-e110582) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | – |
| [Chiltern Hills Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-hills-academy-e137280) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Thomas Harding Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-harding-junior-school-e145069) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brushwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brushwood-junior-school-e110523) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ivingswood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivingswood-academy-e149096) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2023 | £242,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £164,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £356,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2023 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £419,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chesham (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM (490 m); GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY (490 m); WATER MEADOW SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (370 m); CHESHAM PHARMACY (380 m); CHESS PHARMACY (490 m); FMY CHEMISTS (510 m); GARLICKS CHEMIST (740 m)
- Dental practices: CHESS HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (220 m); YORK HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (260-290) (490 m); CHESHAM DENTAL CARE (650 m); MARKET SQUARE DENTAL PRACTICE (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Chesham (210 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Chesham Express (210 m, Tesco); Waitrose Chesham (230 m, Waitrose)

## 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 030A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Buckinghamshire 030A has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £379,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 030A was £379,000 in 2025. Joint 9,888th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,693** (2021). Buckinghamshire 030A had 1,693 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,815th 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 030A, 83.9% 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: 51.7090, -0.6101

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=-0.6101,51.7090,HP53EA

## How to cite

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