HP5 3BP Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: Chesham North. Region: South East.
Streets
- Nalders Road, Chesham: 27 addresses
- Unnamed street near Nalders Road, Hilltop: 2 addresses
- Stoney Grove, Chesham: 1 address
- Cameron Road, Chesham: 1 address
- The Spinney, Chesham: 1 address
- Greatacre, Chesham: 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 (21% of about 660 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Chesham Car and Van Sales, Bellingdon Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 33 addresses are between 121 m and 140 m above sea level (129 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 | Amersham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Berkhamsted 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chesham Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hilltop Allotments Chesham | 30 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park Chesham | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 24.3 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The New Surgery Chesham | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chesham Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest York House Dental Practice | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Chesham Hospital (Op) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Chesham Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lowndes Park 14 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cameron Road Allotments 3.3 ha | 20 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hollybush Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hollybush Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin' | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nalders Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Hollybush Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Big Round Green | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Skottowe's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Pednor Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Ley Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 33 |
4 of the postcode's 33 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Nalders Road.