Postcode sector · Princes Risborough

HP27 7 area guide

Who lives in HP27 7, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East
Population: 3,509 (2024)

HP27 7Postcode sector · Princes Risborough

At a glance

What HP27 7 is like

The HP27 7 postcode sector in Buckinghamshire covers 2 live postcodes and is home to about 3,509 people in 919 households. 70.8% of households own their home, 13.1% rent privately and 14.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 62.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How HP27 7 compares

Headline figures for HP27 7, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

2.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 1 inspected school in HP27 7.

Household incomeMore

£78,406

Average annual income before tax, higher than 92% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where HP27 7 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 13.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

HP27 7 FAQs

Is HP27 7 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is HP27 7 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around HP27 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in HP27 7?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.7% of residents. 70.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (48.1%).

Which council covers HP27 7?

The local authority for HP27 7 is Buckinghamshire.

HP27 7 comes under Buckinghamshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is HP27 7?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Stoke Mandeville Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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