HP7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Amersham, Bury End and Little Chalfont, 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 HP7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HP7, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HP7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP7 at a rate of 53.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.
In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (247), other crime (137) and anti-social behaviour (68).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP7 was 50.4 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 HP7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP7 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire 034A | 1,271 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| Buckinghamshire 034B | 1,479 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.5% |
| Buckinghamshire 034C | 1,514 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 60.1% |
| Buckinghamshire 034D | 1,711 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 71.8% |
| Buckinghamshire 034E | 1,598 | 19.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% |
| Buckinghamshire 035C | 2,273 | 74.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.2% |
| Buckinghamshire 039D | 1,559 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 39.7% |
MPs for HP7
- Sarah GreenLiberal DemocratMP for Chesham and Amersham96% of HP7’s postcodes
- Greg SmithConservativeMP for Mid Buckinghamshire3.3% of HP7’s postcodes
- Joy MorrisseyConservativeMP for Beaconsfield0.3% of HP7’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 HP71
Postcode sectors in HP72
Council1
Towns in HP71
Postcode districts next to HP78
Nearest rail stations4
More in the HP postcode area2
HP7 in brief
HP7 is a postcode district covering Amersham, Bury End and Little Chalfont, in Buckinghamshire.
About 12,017 people lived in HP7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £695,000 in 2025 across 151 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP7 was £695,000 in 2025.
HP7 had 11,713 usual residents at the census.
In HP7, 73.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HP7, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.