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HP5 postcode area · Buckinghamshire

The HP5 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Dacorum. Area Scores range from 51 to 96 across them. Every full HP5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HP5 district contains both ends of the scale: Old Amersham at 97 out of 100 (#217 of 6,856 in England) against Chesham West at 51, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 6 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 £364,000 in Chesham South to £765,000 in Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer — a 2.1× gap within the HP5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Buckinghamshire and Dacorum — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,948a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied72%

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 HP5 district

£435,000median home sold over the past year · +8.8% over 5 years · -6.5% over the year · 307 sales
Detached£857,500
Semi-detached£494,000
Terraced£403,750
Flat£275,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Old AmershamBuckinghamshire 21797 £695,000
Bovingdon & ChipperfieldDacorum 80088 £622,500
Chesham EastBuckinghamshire 1,10284 £485,000
Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & LatimerBuckinghamshire 1,41779 £765,000
Chesham SouthBuckinghamshire 2,97357 £364,000
Chesham WestBuckinghamshire 3,34351 £435,000

People living in HP5 Census 2021

Residents48,310
Median age (est.)44
Density365per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above42%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 10%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 10%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 36% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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.

Towns & places in HP5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HP5 district.

Chesham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP5.

HP6 HP7 HP8 HP4 HP1 HP16 WD4 HP15

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.