HP27 0SU Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ridgeway East. Region: South East.
Streets
- Spring Coppice Lane, Buckinghamshire: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Spring Coppice Lane, Great Hampden: 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 F (32% of about 690 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): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Northolt Spring Coppice Lane Speen Buckinghamshire HP27 0SU, permissioned (140 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 12 addresses are between 193 m and 205 m above sea level (199 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Saunderton 70,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Great Missenden 399,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Denner Farm Bryants Bottom | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Wycombe BusStn | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The John Hampden Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Prestwood Pharmacy | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Geans Dental | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Paddocks Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 7.7 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Prestwood, Prestwood Cashzone | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 890 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Speen Playing Field 1.2 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,250 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte castle known as Dane's Camp 400m south of Hampden House | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 245m long section in Oaken Grove with two associated post mill mounds, 235m south east of Briary Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 370m long section 330m south east of Hampden House | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| College Plantation | Wood | 390 m south-west |
| Spring Coppice | Wood | 480 m south-east |
| Chalkdell Wood | Wood | 500 m north-east |
| Deep Pit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Pink Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
| Hampden Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 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) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Spring Coppice Lane.