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HP5 3RJ

Chesham North · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3RH 71 m
HP5 3GA 132 m
HP5 3GB 132 m
HP5 3RS 146 m
HP5 3RN 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 3RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 3
Latitude
51.729204
Longitude
-0.557638
British National Grid easting
499,711
British National Grid northing
204,371

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Chesham North · E05015945
Parish or community
E04001564
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089562
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029A · E01017750
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
26
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. Chesham Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km

  2. Bovingdon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Other crime 39
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

33 female, 30 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.8% 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    1.9 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    3.4 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    3.9 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    3.9 km

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    4.1 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Grove Lane

    BCT · Whelpley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • The White Hart PH

    BCT · Whelpley Hill

    0.3 miles

  • The White Hart PH

    BCT · Whelpley Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Airfield Market

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.6 miles

  • Airfield

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.6 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

Schools

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chesham Preparatory 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

183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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