# SL9 7LX: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

SL9 7LX 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 SL9 7LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [SL9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl9) › [SL9 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl9-7)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Buckinghamshire 058D: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **Gerrards Cross, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **No property in SL9 7LX 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=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 058D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SL9 7LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **Low road and rail noise at SL9 7LX**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **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=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Gerrards Cross CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gerrards-cross-cofe-school-e137774) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-school-e110544) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Thorpe House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-house-school-e110555) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gayhurst School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gayhurst-school-e110541) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £2,500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £1,325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £1,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £1,400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £2,500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| May 2024 | £605,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Cook Gerrards Cross (810 m, Cook); Tesco Gerrards Cross Superstore (930 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 058D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.7** (2025). Buckinghamshire 058D has a deprivation score of 9.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,381st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 058D was £1,500,000 in 2025. Joint 121st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,612** (2021). Buckinghamshire 058D had 1,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,488th 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: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 058D, 89.3% 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.

## SL9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £867,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SL9 was £867,500 in 2025. 33rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,256** (2021). SL9 had 22,256 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,326th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in SL9 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: 92.1%** (January 2026). In SL9, 92.1% 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: 51.5798, -0.5564

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=-0.5564,51.5798,SL97LX

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