HP5 2SS Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chesham South. Region: South East.
Streets
- Pednor Road, Buckinghamshire: 20 addresses
- Hollow Way, Buckinghamshire: 5 addresses
- Drydell Lane, Buckinghamshire: 1 address
- Chartridge Lane, Chesham: 1 address
- Bury Lane, Chesham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pednor Road, Pednormead End: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pednor Road, Pednormead End: 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 C (39% of about 1,370 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: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 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 30 addresses are between 107 m and 143 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 84%, 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 | Amersham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km |
| Great Missenden 399,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chesham Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Chartridge Lane Chesham | 250 m |
| Car parks | Water Meadow Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The New Surgery Chesham | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Chess House Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Chesham Hospital (Op) | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 4.7 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Co-op Field 1.6 ha | 810 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 490 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Marston Field 3.1 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Asheridge Road Allotments 6,590 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin', a scheduled monument, 1.2 km south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin' | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiltern Hills | Hills | 160 m north |
| Long Grove | Wood | 470 m north-west |
| Great Friar's Hill | Hill | 540 m west |
| Pednor Bottom | Valley | 820 m south-east |
| Short Grove | Wood | 840 m north-west |
| Bury Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 5 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 Pednor Road.