HP27 9QP Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ridgeway West. Region: South East.
Streets
- North Mill Road, Buckinghamshire: 31 addresses
- North Mill Road, Buckinghamshire: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Forty Green: 4 addresses
- Sandpit Lane, Buckinghamshire: 4 addresses
- Ilmer Lane, Buckinghamshire: 3 addresses
- North Mill Road, Buckinghamshire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Holly Green: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Forty Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Holly Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Holly Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Holly Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Holly Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Ilmer: 1 address
- Thame Road, Longwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Longwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near North Mill Road, Forty Green: 1 address
- Lower Icknield Way, Buckinghamshire: 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 (32% of about 620 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 61 addresses are between 75 m and 88 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 27%, 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 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Monks Risborough 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Little Kimble 8,930 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Parking space on Station Road, HP27 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 38.8 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Unity Health | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Novus Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Duke Street Dental Surgery | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Paddocks Hospital | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Wendover Police Station | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Princes Risborough Bell S Cashzone | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 360 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,340 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roundabout Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| The Warren | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Parkhill Covert | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Thickthorne Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Wain Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
| Ing's Plantation | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 59 | 61 |
2 of the postcode's 61 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 North Mill Road.