HP20 1FF Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 2020. Ward: Aylesbury North. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Aylesbury: 19 addresses
- Exchange Street, Aylesbury: 14 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 (73% of about 800 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 (90 m)
- 7 - 9 Kingsbury, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 2JA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- PO Sorting Office, Cambridge Street: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 23 To 29 Buckingham Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 2LR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Kingfisher House 61 Walton Street Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 7AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Elsinore House, 43 Buckingham Street: up to 33 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 67 Walton Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Land At Junction Of Buckingham Street And New Street: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (660 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 30 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, 31 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: 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 78 m above sea level.
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 | Aylesbury 900,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Stoke Mandeville 192,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Aylesbury Vale Parkway 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exchange Street Aylesbury | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aylesbury Bus Stn | 380 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exchange Street Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 31 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whitehill Surgery | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police Station | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,390 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alfred Rose Park 5.4 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crown Leys Allotments 1.8 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Kings Head Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m west. 172 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* | 390 m west |
| 26, Temple Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 28, Temple Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 1, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Moated site 180m south west of St James's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Hartwell House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Vale | Valley | 200 m east |
| Oakfield Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Rifle Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Beech Walk | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 17 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 33 |
33 of the postcode's 33 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 High Street.