HP5 2XN

Chesham North · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chesham
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 2XL 58 m
HP5 2XJ 283 m
HP5 2XH 453 m
HP5 2LZ 455 m
HP5 2NA 458 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2XN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.729034
Longitude
-0.624452
British National Grid easting
495,097
British National Grid northing
204,263

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001567
Westminster constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire · E14001360
Output area
E00089644
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029C · E01017766
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029 · E02003676

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oakwell House, Chesham Road, Bellingdon, Chesham, HP5 2XN 4 April 2022 £1,225,000
Bushells Lea, Bellingdon, Chesham, HP5 2XN 1 December 2021 £975,000
Droskyn, Bellingdon, Chesham, HP5 2XN 11 June 2021 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Ivingswood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. Elmtree Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. Newtown School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 153
  • Vehicle crime 37
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Other theft 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

50 female, 47 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.8% 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    2.1 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    2.1 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Savecroft Farm

    BCT · Bellingdon

    0.0 miles
  • Savecroft Farm

    BCT · Bellingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Greencroft Cottages

    BCT · Great Hivings

    0.2 miles
  • Greencroft Cottages

    BCT · Great Hivings

    0.2 miles
  • Little Hivings

    BCT · Great Hivings

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 029C, 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

22,108 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,100,000 from 2 recorded sales in HP5 2XN. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ivingswood Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 153 events.

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