HP5 2UQ Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chesham North. Region: South East.
Streets
- The Row, Heath End: 25 addresses
- Hawridge Common, Cholesbury: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 3 addresses
- Hawridge Lane, Buckinghamshire: 2 addresses
- Horseblock Lane, Dacorum: 2 addresses
- Peppett's Green, Buckinghamshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Cholesbury: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 1 address
- Hawridge Vale, Hawridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 1 address
- Horseblock Lane, Hawridge: 1 address
- Heath End, Hawridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Hawridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Row, Heath 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 G (35% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cholesbury and Hawridge (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production., Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production..
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
- MILDMAY, MAY COTTAGE AND MILDMAY COTTAGE, grade II
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 64 addresses are between 150 m and 177 m above sea level (170 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Berkhamsted 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Tring 788,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Great Missenden 399,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hawridge Lane | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Gossoms End Surgery | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Chess Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice (260-290) | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Chesham Hospital (Op) | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Berkhamstead Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cholesbury Common 9.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,700 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hawridge Court ringwork, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hawridge Court ringwork | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Large multivallate hillfort known as Cholesbury Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hawridge Common | Wood | 210 m north-east |
| Peppett's Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Cheddington Wood | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Ray's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Cholesbury Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Rushmoor Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 64 |
22 of the postcode's 64 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 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) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 The Row.