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HP5 3RU

Chesham South · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3QW 82 m
HP5 3FJ 152 m
HP5 3QY 224 m
HP5 3QX 467 m
HP5 3QG 618 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP5 3RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP5
Postcode sector
HP5 3
Latitude
51.717941
Longitude
-0.571184
British National Grid easting
498,800
British National Grid northing
203,100

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
E00089566
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029A · E01017750
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 029 · E02003676

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Chesham Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    697 m

  2. Ley Hill School

    Community school

    934 m

  3. Brushwood Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Public order 6
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Burglary 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    2.8 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    3.4 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Rushmere Lane

    BCT · Orchard Leigh

    0.1 miles

  • Rushmere Lane

    BCT · Orchard Leigh

    0.1 miles

  • Rushmere Lane

    BCT · Orchard Leigh

    0.1 miles

  • Grooms Cottages

    BCT · Ley Hill

    0.5 miles

  • Grooms Cottages

    BCT · Ley Hill

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Chesham Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 697 m.

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

Recorded crime

57 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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