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HP5 9BE area guide

Who lives in HP5 9BE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Chesham West
Council: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 2,349 (2024)

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At a glance

What HP5 9BE is like

HP5 9BE is a postcode in the Chesham West area of Buckinghamshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,349 people. 65.3% of households own their home, 10.9% rent privately and 21.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 58.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How HP5 9BE compares

Headline figures for HP5 9BE, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 27.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 42 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£60,973

Average annual income before tax, higher than 69% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where HP5 9BE differs most from the national average.

01
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
02
Few private renters
Only 10.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

HP5 9BE FAQs

Is HP5 9BE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is HP5 9BE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around HP5 9BE, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in HP5 9BE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 9% of residents. 65.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (45.9%).

Which council covers HP5 9BE?

The local authority for HP5 9BE is Buckinghamshire.

HP5 9BE comes under Buckinghamshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is HP5 9BE?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 42 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Chesham Underground 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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