HP18 9GD Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 2008. Ward: Long Crendon. Region: South East.
Streets
- Blanes Close, Long Crendon: 6 addresses
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 C (31% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, SANDY LANE, grade II
- BAKERS CLOSE, grade II
- Barn to north of No 45 (Perrotts Farm), grade II
- PERROTS FARM, grade II
- THE ANGEL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Long Crendon Manor Stables, Thame Road, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire HP18 9DZ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 6 addresses are between 107 m and 109 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haddenham and Thame Parkway 889,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Aylesbury Vale Parkway 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bicester Road Long Crendon | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 44.9 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Rycote Group | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | High Street (Dental Surgery) | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Thame Community Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Warwick Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m south-east. 110 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Courthouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cop Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Larch Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Lenton's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Crosse's Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Long Mead Copse | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Home Copse | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 |
2 of the postcode's 6 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 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Blanes Close.