HP17 9UD Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Princes Risborough. Region: South East.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 49 addresses
- Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 11 addresses
- Stockwell Lane, Buckinghamshire: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 4 addresses
- Lower Icknield Way, Buckinghamshire: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 2 addresses
- Askett Village Lane, Askett: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane, Meadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lower Icknield Way, Meadle: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Thame Road, Owlswick: 1 address
- Lower Icknield Way, Great Kimble: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Meadle (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BARN 20 METRES SOUTH OF MEADLE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN ADJACENT TO SOUTH WEST OF DOCK FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COBBLERS, grade II
- DOCK FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MEADLE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 88 addresses are between 91 m and 108 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 3% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Monks Risborough 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Little Kimble 8,930 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stockwell Lane Meadle | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aylesbury Bus Stn | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 35.2 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Unity Health | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Novus Pharmacy | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Duke Street Dental Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Paddocks Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Wendover Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Princes Risborough Bell S | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,380 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,690 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,540 m² | 370 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bank Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m north-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-east |
| Moated site and medieval settlement remains 200m south west of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Dial Hill Roman barrow, 50m north west of St Nicholas's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dial Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| The Rag Pit | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Ragpit Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Little Kimble Warren | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 81 | 88 |
7 of the postcode's 88 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Stockwell Lane.