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HP5 3QS

Chesham South · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP5 3QU 46 m
HP5 3QT 83 m
HP5 3QR 148 m
HP5 1UY 180 m
HP5 1YF 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 3QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 3
Latitude
51.707429
Longitude
-0.571920
British National Grid easting
498,772
British National Grid northing
201,930

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Chesham South · E05015946
Parish or community
E04001574
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089565
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029A · E01017750
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029 · E02003676

Postcode source versions

Explore HP5

Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Kiln Lane, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 3QS 21 July 2022 £895,000
April Cottage, 20, Kiln Lane, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 3QS 8 February 2019 £455,000
12, Kiln Lane, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 3QS 9 October 2014 £592,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Ley Hill School

    Community school

    237 m

  2. Chesham Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

  3. Brushwood Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

19 female, 18 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.5% 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+
7.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
7.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
7.7%
Gigabit-capable
7.7%
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

6

within 5 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    2.6 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    2.6 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    2.9 km

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

    52 HIGH STREET, BOVINGDON, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HJ

    ODS code E82643

    3.2 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    4.2 km

  • LITTLE CHALFONT SURGERY

    200 WHITE LION ROAD, LITTLE CHALFONT, AMERSHAM, HP7 9NU

    ODS code K82621

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Crown PH

    BCT · Ley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Grooms Cottages

    BCT · Ley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Grooms Cottages

    BCT · Ley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Broomstick Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.3 miles

  • Broomstick Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 029A, 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

23,588 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £895,000 from 1 recorded sale in HP5 3QS. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ley Hill School is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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