HP5 2YR

Chesham North · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 2XS 110 m
HP5 2XU 305 m
HP5 2XT 390 m
HP5 2XX 456 m
HP5 2XR 480 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 2YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 2
Latitude
51.737641
Longitude
-0.640077
British National Grid easting
494,000
British National Grid northing
205,200

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
E00089643
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029C · E01017766
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029 · E02003676

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  2. Chartridge Combined School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Ivingswood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 2

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    3.5 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    3.5 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Two Gates Lane

    BCT · Bellingdon

    0.2 miles
  • Two Gates Lane

    BCT · Bellingdon

    0.2 miles
  • Huge Farm

    BCT · Bellingdon

    0.3 miles
  • The Bull PH

    BCT · Bellingdon

    0.3 miles
  • The Bull PH

    BCT · Bellingdon

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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