HP5 1DU

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 1AB 24 m
HP5 3AA 53 m
HP5 1DE 55 m
HP5 1DR 55 m
HP5 3AB 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 1DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 1
Latitude
51.707342
Longitude
-0.610406
British National Grid easting
496,113
British National Grid northing
201,869

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
E00178332
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 030C · E01017792
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 030 · E02003679

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Media House, Flat 7, The Backs, Chesham, HP5 1DU 12 May 2022 £165,500
Media House, Flat 15, The Backs, Chesham, HP5 1DU 12 April 2019 £182,000
Media House, Flat 10, The Backs, Chesham, HP5 1DU 21 February 2019 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

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    707 m
  2. Chesham Grammar School

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    725 m
  3. Thomas Harding Junior School

    Academy converter

    755 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,501
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 617
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Public order 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

8 female, 11 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    559 m

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    677 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    677 m

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    3.6 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Police Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Underground Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 030C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,687 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £165,500 from 1 recorded sale in HP5 1DU. 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

Published establishments

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 707 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,501 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 617 events.

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