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Postcode · Princes Risborough

Affluence in HP27 9TS

How HP27 9TS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Princes Risborough
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,769 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HP27 9TS is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HP27 9TS area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills2.0
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Living environment8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£64,597
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
76%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

52% of adults in the HP27 9TS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 30.8% are retired and 4.1% are full-time students.

HP27 9TSEngland
Employee, full-time31.7%34.3%
Employee, part-time11%11.9%
Self-employed9.3%9.5%
Unemployed3.2%2.9%
Full-time student4.1%7.9%
Retired30.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.4%4.1%
Other2.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

31.7% of adults in the HP27 9TS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

HP27 9TSEngland
Higher managerial & professional10.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.4%19.9%
Intermediate12.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6%5.3%
Semi-routine12.7%11.3%
Routine11.9%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.5%8.5%
Full-time students3.8%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

29.8% of adults in the HP27 9TS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 23.7% have no qualifications.

HP27 9TSEngland
Degree level or above29.8%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%
No qualifications23.7%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HP27 9TS (Princes Risborough) (about 1,769 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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