HP27 9NF Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Princes Risborough. Region: South East.
Streets
- Horsenden Lane, Buckinghamshire: 19 addresses
- Horsenden, Horsenden: 4 addresses
- Oddley Lane, Saunderton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Summerleys Road, Horsenden: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Horsenden Lane, Horsenden: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Horsenden Lane, Horsenden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Horsenden Lane, Horsenden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Horsenden Lane, Horsenden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Perry Lane, Pitch Green: 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 E (25% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Horsenden (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, grade II*
- HORSENDEN MANOR, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Princes Risborough Railway Station: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Cornwall House Station Approach Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire: up to 11 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 35 addresses are between 93 m and 102 m above sea level (97 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 | Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Monks Risborough 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Little Kimble 8,930 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Railway Station Princes Risborough | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Station Road, HP27 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 37.6 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unity Health | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Novus Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Duke Street Dental Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Paddocks Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wendover Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Princes Risborough Bell S Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 500 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 660 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,340 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Roundabout Wood moated site, fishponds, and farming and settlement remains | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hemley Hill | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Roman villa 140m east of St Mary and St Nicholas' Church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roundabout Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Hemley Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Warren | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Thickthorne Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Deep Pit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) 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) | 11.5 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 35 | 35 |
None of the postcode's 35 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Horsenden Lane.