HP6 5PR

Amersham & Chesham Bois · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
HP6
Postcode sector
HP6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP6 5PT 76 m
HP6 5PP 95 m
HP6 5PN 173 m
HP6 5PE 179 m
HP6 5PU 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP6 5PR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP6
Postcode sector
HP6 5
Latitude
51.688746
Longitude
-0.611163
British National Grid easting
496,100
British National Grid northing
199,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001570
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089637
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 032E · E01017764
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 032 · E02003681

Postcode source versions

Explore HP6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. The Beacon School

    Other independent school

    281 m
  2. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    296 m
  3. Heatherton School

    Other independent school

    763 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
641
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Public order 58
  • Other theft 53
  • Burglary 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HP6 5 residents
5,628

Age bands in HP6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,026 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

573 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,160 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,675 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

1,490 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    1.5 km

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    1.6 km

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    2.2 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    2.7 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    2.7 km

  • LITTLE CHALFONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82621

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Beacon School

    BCT · Chesham Bois

    0.1 miles
  • The Beacon School

    BCT · Chesham Bois

    0.1 miles
  • Bois Avenue

    BCT · Chesham Bois

    0.3 miles
  • Bois Avenue

    BCT · Chesham Bois

    0.3 miles
  • North Road

    BCT · Chesham Bois

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 032E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,450 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Beacon School is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

641 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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