HP5 2EU

Chesham North · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 2ZF 45 m
HP5 2NS 59 m
HP5 2DW 97 m
HP5 2NP 97 m
HP5 2PU 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.713665
Longitude
-0.615177
British National Grid easting
495,770
British National Grid northing
202,566

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
E00089550
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027B · E01017748
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027 · E02003677

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    225 m
  2. Newtown School

    Community school

    554 m
  3. Chiltern Hills Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    706 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,442
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 575
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Other theft 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

11 female, 18 male

Postcode households
14
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    482 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    482 m

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    1.2 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    4.4 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    5.0 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

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.0 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Chesham

    0.0 miles
  • Deansway

    BCT

    0.1 miles
  • Deansway

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 027B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,717 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
10
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

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,442 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 575 events.

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