HP5 1AR

Chesham South · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chesham
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 1AS 65 m
HP5 1AP 85 m
HP5 1AN 108 m
HP5 3AZ 108 m
HP5 1AT 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 1AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 1
Latitude
51.708907
Longitude
-0.605162
British National Grid easting
496,472
British National Grid northing
202,050

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001569
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089667
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 028A · E01017769
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 028 · E02003678

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
130, White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1AR 8 August 2025 £1,162,500
106, White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1AR 16 April 2024 £515,000
104, White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1AR 29 June 2021 £433,875

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Chesham Grammar School

    Academy converter

    343 m
  2. Heritage House School

    Community special school

    526 m
  3. Newtown School

    Community school

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,528
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 630
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Other theft 115

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

27 female, 20 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.1
HP5 1 residents
6,839

Age bands in HP5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,220 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

635 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

1,852 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,936 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,335 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    530 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

    THE NEW SURGERY, CHESS MEDICAL CENTRE, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82024

    530 m

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    889 m

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    KING GEORGE V ROAD, AMERSHAM ON THE HILL, AMERSHAM, HP6 5AY

    ODS code K82004

    3.8 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Eskdale Avenue

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Eskdale Avenue

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Grammar School

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles
  • The Jolly Sportsman PH

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles
  • The Jolly Sportsman PH

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 028A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,844 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £838,750 from 2 recorded sales in HP5 1AR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Buckinghamshire is £490,508 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chesham Grammar School is the nearest published school at 343 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,528 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 630 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.