# HP6 6LJ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP6 6LJ 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 HP6 6LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp6) › [HP6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Buckinghamshire 032A: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **Amersham, 1.2 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **No property in HP6 6LJ 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=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 032A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP6 6LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at HP6 6LJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodside Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-junior-school-e147488) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Henry Allen Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-allen-nursery-school-e110195) | Nursery | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Chestnut Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-lane-school-e110294) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Elangeni School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elangeni-school-e110353) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-infant-school-e110424) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Stony Dean School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stony-dean-school-e110579) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Chesham Bois Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesham-bois-church-of-england-school-e145033) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dr Challoner's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dr-challoners-grammar-school-e136419) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2023 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £685,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2023 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE (1 km)
- Dental practices: LINFIELD DENTAL SURGERY (980 m); DENTAL SURGERY (1 km); BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PRIORITY DENTAL (1 km); MAKING SMILES AMERSHAM (1 km); BELUR ORTHODONTICS (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 032A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.3** (2025). Buckinghamshire 032A has a deprivation score of 8.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,604th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £640,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 032A was £640,000 in 2025. Joint 2,124th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,687** (2021). Buckinghamshire 032A had 1,687 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,093rd 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 032A, 93.2% 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.

## HP6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £780,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP6 was £780,000 in 2025. 50th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,727** (2021). HP6 had 14,727 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 993rd least 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 HP6 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: 85.9%** (January 2026). In HP6, 85.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Centre: 51.6797, -0.5918

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=-0.5918,51.6797,HP66LJ

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