HP5 2AB

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 2JR 51 m
HP5 2HA 74 m
HP5 2JE 83 m
HP5 2HD 91 m
HP5 2JD 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.707368
Longitude
-0.614139
British National Grid easting
495,855
British National Grid northing
201,867

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
E00089547
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027A · E01017747
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027 · E02003677

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Edwy Court, 24, Flat 6, Bellingdon Road, Chesham, HP5 2AB 20 August 2007 £134,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    566 m
  2. Chiltern Hills Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    612 m
  3. Thomas Harding Junior School

    Academy converter

    694 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 623
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Public order 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.1
HP5 2 residents
12,419

Age bands in HP5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,358 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,354 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

3,041 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

3,341 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

2,244 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP5 2 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

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    537 m

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    774 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    774 m

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    3.7 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    4.3 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

  • Park Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Townsend Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 027A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,430 of 33,755

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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 623 events.

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