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HP5 1PP

Chesham South · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Chesham South
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 1GR 11 m
HP5 1GS 23 m
HP5 1GH 41 m
HP5 1GT 50 m
HP5 1GQ 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 1PP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2016
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 1
Latitude
51.701326
Longitude
-0.605062
British National Grid easting
496,495
British National Grid northing
201,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Chesham South · E05015946
Parish or community
E04001569
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089772
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 030C · E01017792
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 030 · E02003679

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Thomas Harding Junior School

    Academy converter

    677 m

  2. Waterside Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m

  3. Chesham Grammar School

    Academy converter

    901 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    569 m

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    1.3 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    1.3 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    2.9 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    3.7 km

  • LITTLE CHALFONT SURGERY

    200 WHITE LION ROAD, LITTLE CHALFONT, AMERSHAM, HP7 9NU

    ODS code K82621

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Hospital Hill

    BCT · Waterside

    0.1 miles

  • Hospital Hill

    BCT · Waterside

    0.2 miles

  • Woodland View

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

  • Five Acres

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

  • Five Acres

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Thomas Harding Junior School is the nearest published school at 677 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 442 events.

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