SL8 5SZ

Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield
Postcode district
SL8
Postcode sector
SL8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SL8 5SY 18 m
SL8 5RJ 31 m
SL8 5SA 45 m
SL8 5SX 66 m
SL8 5RX 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SL8 5SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SL
Postcode district
SL8
Postcode sector
SL8 5
Latitude
51.578387
Longitude
-0.711227
British National Grid easting
489,400
British National Grid northing
187,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001618
Westminster constituency
Beaconsfield · E14001082
Output area
E00090060
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 060A · E01017846
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 060 · E02003716

Postcode source versions

Explore SL8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Westfield School

    Community special school

    221 m
  2. E-Act Bourne End Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    478 m
  3. Claytons Primary School

    Community school

    759 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Public order 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 20
  • Drugs 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SL8 5 residents
6,758

Age bands in SL8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,078 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

546 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

1,509 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,978 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

1,711 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

  • BOURNE END & WOOBURN GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    8 THE GREEN, WOOBURN GREEN, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP10 0EE

    ODS code K82066

    2.3 km

  • COOKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER ROAD, COOKHAM, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 9HX

    ODS code K81042

    2.4 km

  • MARLOW MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD, MARLOW, SL7 1DN

    ODS code K82023

    4.1 km

  • MILLBARN MEDICAL CENTRE

    NEW BEACONSFIELD MED CENTRE, WALKWOOD RISE, BEACONSFIELD, HP9 1TX

    ODS code K82011

    4.5 km

  • THE SIMPSON CENTRE

    BEACONSFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE, WALKWOOD RISE, BEACONSFIELD, HP9 1TX

    ODS code K82046

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.1 miles
  • Bourne End Rail Station

    RSE · Bourne End

    0.1 miles
  • Bourne End Rail Station

    RLY · Bourne End

    0.1 miles
  • New Road

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 060A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,173 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Westfield School is the nearest published school at 221 m.

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

Recorded crime

297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

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