# HP7 9BU: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP7 9BU 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 HP7 9BU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp7) › [HP7 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp7-9)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 57% on July. Buckinghamshire 034E: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **Amersham, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **No property in HP7 9BU 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=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 034E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP7 9BU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **Low road and rail noise at HP7 9BU**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **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=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amersham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/amersham-school-e137343) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dr Challoner's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dr-challoners-grammar-school-e136419) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St George's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-church-of-england-infant-school-e110424) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Henry Allen Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-allen-nursery-school-e110195) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-amersham-e110455) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodside Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-junior-school-e147488) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stony Dean School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stony-dean-school-e110579) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Chestnut Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chestnut-lane-school-e110294) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £891,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £1,035,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £1,132,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £857,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Amersham (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Amersham (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE (730 m); RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (560 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PRIORITY DENTAL (730 m); MAKING SMILES AMERSHAM (730 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); STATION ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (770 m); THE DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Amersham Superstore (560 m, Tesco); Aldi London Road West (570 m, Aldi); Tesco Amersham Hill Ave Express (730 m, Tesco)

## 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 034E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.4** (2025). Buckinghamshire 034E has a deprivation score of 2.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 546th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £675,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 034E was £675,000 in 2025. Joint 1,767th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,598** (2021). Buckinghamshire 034E had 1,598 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,231st 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 034E, 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.

## HP7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £695,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP7 was £695,000 in 2025. 83rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,713** (2021). HP7 had 11,713 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 822nd 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 HP7 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: 73.1%** (January 2026). In HP7, 73.1% 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: 51.6685, -0.6042

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=-0.6042,51.6685,HP79BU

## How to cite

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