HP20 1DW Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Aylesbury East. Region: South East.
Streets
- Evett Close, Aylesbury: 9 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 (55% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- LJ'z Nightclub, Unit 2, Britannia Walk: up to 5 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- PO Sorting Office, Cambridge Street: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Land To The Rear Of 23 To 29 Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 2LR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 7 - 9 Kingsbury, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 2JA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Elsinore House, 43 Buckingham Street: up to 33 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 67 Walton Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Kingfisher House 61 Walton Street Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 7AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land At Junction Of Buckingham Street And New Street: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 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 7 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 79 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 38% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aylesbury 900,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Stoke Mandeville 192,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Aylesbury Vale Parkway 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pembroke Road Aylesbury | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aylesbury Bus Stn | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exchange Street Car Park | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 30.6 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Poplar Grove Practice | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingsbury Super Store Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,960 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 2.4 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tring Road Allotments 1.4 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Kings Head Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) west. 165 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Kings Head Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) west |
| 26, Temple Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| 28, Temple Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| 1, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Vale | Valley | 270 m south-west |
| Oakfield Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Rifle Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Horseshoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Evelyn's Patch | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Park Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 27% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Evett Close.