HP17 postcode area · Buckinghamshire

The HP17 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire. Area Scores range from 37 to 95 across them. Every full HP17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HP17 district: Walter's Ash & Hughenden Valley scores 95 out of 100 (#313 of 6,856 nationally) while Aylesbury Central sits at 37 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. 7 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,750 in Aylesbury Central to £667,500 in Walter's Ash & Hughenden Valley — a 2.8× gap within the HP17 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,334a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime61per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HP17 district

£540,000median home sold over the past year · +10.8% over 5 years · +0.9% over the year · 196 sales

Detached£660,000

Semi-detached£477,500

Terraced£372,500

Flat£287,500

Buckinghamshire£460,000

South East£385,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Walter's Ash & Hughenden ValleyBuckinghamshire	313	95	£667,500
Haddenham, Dinton & StoneBuckinghamshire	656	90	£530,000
WendoverBuckinghamshire	800	88	£540,000
Longwick, Kimble & Lacey GreenBuckinghamshire	1,246	82	£635,000
Fairford LeysBuckinghamshire	1,301	81	£310,000
Princes RisboroughBuckinghamshire	1,362	80	£460,000
Bledlow, Cadmore End & Hambleden ValleyBuckinghamshire	2,048	70	£605,000
Aylesbury CentralBuckinghamshire	4,289	37	£238,750

People living in HP17 Census 2021

Residents67,411

Median age (est.)44

Density242per km²

No qualifications12%

Degree or above42%

No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups

Professional	22%
Managers & directors	19%
Associate professional	16%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Caring & leisure	7%
Elementary	6%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	4%

Ethnic group

White 88%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 37% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP17.

HP27 HP21 HP16 HP22 HP19 OX39 HP20 HP14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.