# SL8 5XQ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

SL8 5XQ 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 SL8 5XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [SL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl8) › [SL8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Buckinghamshire 060D: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **Bourne End, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **No property in SL8 5XQ 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=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 060D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **£477,450 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SL8 5XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SL8 5XQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **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=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [E-Act Bourne End Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-bourne-end-academy-e146518) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 33.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-combined-school-wooburn-e110469) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-school-e131933) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Claytons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claytons-primary-school-e110326) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £362,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £306,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £732,800 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bourne End (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOURNE END PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: THE BOURNE END DENTAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Parade BP (770 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Bourne End Express (880 m, Tesco); Co-op Bourne End - Oakfield Road (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £477,450** (August 2026). Buckinghamshire’s average house price was £477,450 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Buckinghamshire costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 060D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.7** (2025). Buckinghamshire 060D has a deprivation score of 5.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £478,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 060D was £478,500 in 2025. Joint 5,393rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,471** (2021). Buckinghamshire 060D had 1,471 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,633rd least 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: 69.7%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 060D, 69.7% 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.

## SL8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £561,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SL8 was £561,250 in 2025. 183rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,817** (2021). SL8 had 6,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 565th 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 SL8 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In SL8, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Centre: 51.5767, -0.7009

Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Beaconsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beaconsfield): Joy Morrissey (Conservative), 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), August 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=-0.7009,51.5767,SL85XQ

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