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HP5 3JQ

Chesham North · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chesham
Ward
Chesham North
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 3JG 51 m
HP5 3JH 78 m
HP5 3JJ 78 m
HP5 3EN 82 m
HP5 3JF 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 3JQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 3
Latitude
51.716941
Longitude
-0.604770
British National Grid easting
496,482
British National Grid northing
202,944

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Chesham North · E05015945
Parish or community
E04001569
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089718
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 028C · E01017780
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 028 · E02003678

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Nashleigh Hill, Chesham, HP5 3JQ 30 September 2020 £218,000
21, Nashleigh Hill, Chesham, HP5 3JQ 30 June 2017 £190,500
23, Nashleigh Hill, Chesham, HP5 3JQ 26 September 2014 £136,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Newtown School

    Community school

    374 m

  2. Brushwood Junior School

    Foundation school

    610 m

  3. Heritage House School

    Community special school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 537
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Shoplifting 110
  • Other theft 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 103

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
HP5 3 residents
7,749

Age bands in HP5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,469 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

770 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

1,995 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,150 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

1,391 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP5 3 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    472 m

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    472 m

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    1.7 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Preston Hill

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Preston Hill

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • The Nash Arms PH

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • The Nash Arms PH

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

  • Sayward Path

    BCT · Chesham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 028C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,476 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Newtown School is the nearest published school at 374 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 537 events.

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