Bowerdean

Buckinghamshire · South East · population 7,251 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,803 of 6,856 in England
  • #835 of 1,119 in South East
  • #62 of 67 in Buckinghamshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,105
Median age (est.)34
Density7,452per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above36%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 33%45–64 23%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 39%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 46%Asian 39%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 35% · Christian 30% · No religion 24%

Born outside the UK: 33%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bowerdean is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,803 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #62 of 67 in Buckinghamshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (74) and lowest on Housing & access (21). Typical homes here sold for about £364,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 70 sales), 21% below the wider Buckinghamshire median of £460,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,794 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 33 · #4,611
Employment 50 · #3,439
Education 27 · #4,975
Health 74 · #1,753
Crime 54 · #3,145
Housing & access 21 · #5,434
Living environment 64 · #2,432

House prices ?

£364,000median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=70
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£364,00070+2.1%+21.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£375,00041+0.5%+15.9%
Terraced£344,00014-4.4%+12.6%
Flat£193,00013-6.4%+3.1%
This area£364,000
Buckinghamshire£460,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,794±£6,233 · #2,909 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,219
Price-to-income ?8.7×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 377 offences
Buckinghamshire57
South East71
England83

Rank #2,267 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft33
Burglary5
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons29
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 67 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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