HP27 9LY Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Princes Risborough. Region: South East.
Streets
- Aylesbury Road, Askett: 22 addresses
- Letter Box Lane, Askett: 4 addresses
- Old Nursery Place, Buckinghamshire: 2 addresses
- Cadsdean Road, Lower Cadsden: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Aylesbury Road, Askett: 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 G (31% 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): 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
- Askett NurseriesAylesbury RoadAskettBuckinghamshireHP27 9LY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- The Hatch Upper Icknield Way Whiteleaf Buckinghamshire HP27 0LX, HP27 0LX, permissioned (520 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 31 addresses are between 114 m and 123 m above sea level (119 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Monks Risborough 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m |
| Little Kimble 8,930 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Roundabout Askett | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aylesbury Bus Stn | 8.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Station Road, HP27 | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 34.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Cross Keys Practice | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Novus Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Duke Street Dental Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Paddocks Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Wendover Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Princes Risborough Bell S | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Dunstan's Park Play Area 1,680 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 20 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,670 m² | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Dunstan, a listed building (Grade I), 800 m south-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Dunstan | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m south-west |
| Dovecote West of St Dunstans Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-west |
| A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross | Scheduled monument | 920 m south-east |
| Moated site and medieval settlement remains 200m south west of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m north of Whiteleaf Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Chequers | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Rag Pit | Wood | 480 m south-east |
| Whiteleaf Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-east |
| Dial Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Giles's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 1.4 km north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 31 |
23 of the postcode's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Aylesbury Road.