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HP5 2AW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 2AL 45 m
HP5 2HF 47 m
HP5 2AA 59 m
HP5 2HE 92 m
HP5 2AF 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 January 2016
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.709753
Longitude
-0.612821
British National Grid easting
495,941
British National Grid northing
202,134

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
E00089670
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 030A · E01017770
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
30
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    399 m

  2. Newtown School

    Community school

    607 m

  3. Chiltern Hills Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    670 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,542
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 625
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Public order 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    505 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    505 m

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    797 m

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    3.9 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Townsend Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.0 miles

  • Townsend Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.0 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Police Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • The Jolly Sportsman PH

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 030A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,392 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,542 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 625 events.

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