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HP6 5XU

Amersham & Chesham Bois · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Amersham & Chesham Bois
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
Postcode district
HP6
Postcode sector
HP6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP6 5ZZ 0 m
HP6 9BX 0 m
HP6 9EZ 0 m
HP6 9GA 0 m
HP6 9HD 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP6 5XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP6
Postcode sector
HP6 5
Latitude
51.675536
Longitude
-0.607287
British National Grid easting
496,396
British National Grid northing
198,336

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Amersham & Chesham Bois · E05015928
Parish or community
E04001563
Westminster constituency
Chesham and Amersham · E14001162
Output area
E00089521
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 032B · E01017742
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 032 · E02003681

Postcode source versions

Explore HP6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Dr Challoner's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    190 m

  2. Home Tuition Service

    Miscellaneous

    273 m

  3. Heatherton School

    Other independent school

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
812
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 304
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Other theft 73
  • Public order 70
  • Burglary 54

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

  • AMERSHAM HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82004

    223 m

  • RECTORY MEADOW SURGERY

    SCHOOL LANE, AMERSHAM, HP7 0HG

    ODS code K82001

    1.0 km

  • LITTLE CHALFONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82621

    2.9 km

  • WATER MEADOW SURGERY

    31A RED LION STREET, CHESHAM, HP5 1ET

    ODS code K82037

    3.0 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    4.2 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

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

    ODS code K82024

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Amersham Station

    BCT · Amersham

    70 m

  • Oakfield Corner

    BCT · Amersham

    87 m

  • Oakfield Corner

    BCT · Amersham

    99 m

  • Amersham Station

    BCT · Amersham

    111 m

  • Doctor Challoner's School

    BCT · Amersham

    125 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 032B, 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

31,855 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Dr Challoner's Grammar School is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

812 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 304 events.

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