HP5 2EL

Chesham North · 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 2DH 61 m
HP5 2DE 99 m
HP5 2DJ 108 m
HP5 2EH 111 m
HP5 2EN 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.718534
Longitude
-0.617069
British National Grid easting
495,629
British National Grid northing
203,105

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
E00089759
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027E · E01017790
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027 · E02003677

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15a, Belmont Road, Chesham, HP5 2EL 22 March 2022 £705,000
20a, Belmont Road, Chesham, HP5 2EL 26 November 2021 £725,000
13, Belmont Road, Chesham, HP5 2EL 1 June 2021 £695,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Ivingswood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    332 m
  2. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    717 m
  3. Newtown School

    Community school

    854 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,298
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 522
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Shoplifting 110
  • Other theft 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

13 female, 17 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP5 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    846 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    846 m

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    1.8 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    4.9 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

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.0 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Hivings Hill

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Hivings Hill

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Valley View

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 027E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,607 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £715,000 from 2 recorded sales in HP5 2EL. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ivingswood Academy is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,298 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 522 events.

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