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HP5 2JW

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 1HH 37 m
HP5 1HL 129 m
HP5 1JD 131 m
HP5 1JB 142 m
HP5 1HY 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.704155
Longitude
-0.617710
British National Grid easting
495,615
British National Grid northing
201,505

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
E00178343
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 030C · E01017792
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
29
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Thomas Harding Junior School

    Academy converter

    389 m

  2. Chiltern Hills Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    654 m

  3. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    883 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,383
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 554
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Public order 101

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

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    367 m

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    1.2 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    1.2 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    3.4 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Pednormead End

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Pednormead End

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Chessbury

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

  • Chessbury

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Chesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 030C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,687 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Thomas Harding Junior School is the nearest published school at 389 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,383 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 554 events.

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