HP21 8AA Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aylesbury South East. Region: South East.
Streets
- Mandeville Road, Aylesbury: 17 addresses
- Stoke Road, Aylesbury: 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 B (31% of about 540 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 1.0 km
- Former Steeplechase Ph, Taylor Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8DY: up to 10 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Kingfisher House 61 Walton Street Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 7AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 67 Walton Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 68 Wendover Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m)
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 18 addresses are between 80 m and 82 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% 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 | 780 m |
| Stoke Mandeville 192,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Aylesbury Vale Parkway 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Mandeville Road Aylesbury | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aylesbury Bus Stn | 800 m |
| Car parks | Waterside North Car Park | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 31.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Mandeville Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hampden Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckinghamshire Priority Dental | 600 m |
| Hospital | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police Station | 470 m |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 28-30 Market Square Halifax | 950 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,020 m² | 510 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8,640 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,560 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Old Stoke Road Allotments 2.4 ha | 130 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greenend House, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-west. 47 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenend House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Hartwell House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 17 |
15 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Mandeville Road.