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HP5 2HR

Chesham South · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2AN 42 m
HP5 2QU 57 m
HP5 2GW 71 m
HP5 2HS 83 m
HP5 2PE 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2HR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.712546
Longitude
-0.620899
British National Grid easting
495,377
British National Grid northing
202,434

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
E00089557
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 027A · E01017747
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
28
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    260 m

  2. Chiltern Hills Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    385 m

  3. Newtown School

    Community school

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,414
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Public order 100

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

    880 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    880 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

    4.3 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Chapmans Crescent

    BCT

    0.1 miles

  • Chapmans Crescent

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Beechcroft Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Deansway

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

  • Deansway

    BCT

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,414 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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