# HP5

Postcode district covering Chesham, Griffitts Yard and Great Hivings, in Buckinghamshire.

HP5 is a postcode district covering Chesham, Griffitts Yard and Great Hivings, in Buckinghamshire. Median sale price £435,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code HP5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HP5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in HP5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HP5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 333 homes were sold in HP5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HP5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HP5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HP5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HP5 had 27,096 usual residents at the census.

## How HP5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HP5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £435,000 | 10th cheapest | 24 postcode districts, HP · 2025 |
| Population | 27,096 | 6th most populated | 24 postcode districts, HP · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, HP · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.1% | 9th highest | 24 postcode districts, HP · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the HP postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in HP5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buckinghamshire 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017747) | 1,517 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017748) | 1,874 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017749) | 1,846 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017789) | 1,343 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017790) | 1,542 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Buckinghamshire 027F](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017795) | 2,285 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017769) | 1,626 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017771) | 1,483 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017780) | 1,443 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017781) | 1,267 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017750) | 2,256 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.6% |
| [Buckinghamshire 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017766) | 2,306 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017770) | 1,693 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017791) | 1,509 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| [Buckinghamshire 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017792) | 2,231 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 69.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017793) | 1,434 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% |

## Your MP

- [Chesham and Amersham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chesham-and-amersham): Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 90% of the people here.
- [Mid Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-buckinghamshire): Greg Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 9.5% of the people here.
- [Hemel Hempstead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hemel-hempstead): David Taylor (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in HP5

[Chesham East](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/chesham-east), [Chesham South](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/chesham-south), [Chesham West](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/chesham-west), [Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/hyde-heath-bellingdon-and-latimer)

## Postcode sectors in HP5

[HP5 1 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5-1), [HP5 2 (287 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5-2), [HP5 3 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5-3), [HP5 9 (4 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5-9)

## Council

[Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)

## Towns in HP5

[Chesham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chesham)

## Postcode districts next to HP5

[HP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3), [HP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4), [HP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp6), [HP7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp7), [HP16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp16), [HP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp23), [WD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd3)

## Nearest rail stations

[Chesham (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.6111,51.7052), [Amersham (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.6076,51.6742), [Amersham (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.6077,51.6741)

## More in the HP postcode area

[All HP postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 100% of people in HP5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HP5, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HP5
- Postcode area: [HP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp)
- Constituency: [Chesham and Amersham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chesham-and-amersham)
- Council: [Buckinghamshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Area: 52.45 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,064*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 82

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3), [HP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp6), [HP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp23), [HP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4), [HP16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp16), [WD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd3)

## Latest updates for HP5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HP5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp5