HP5 3LR Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chesham North. Region: South East.
Streets
- Lye Green Road, Lye Green: 9 addresses
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: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 12 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CODMORE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- EAST BARN AT CODMORE FARM, grade II
- WEST BARN AT CODMORE FARM, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are 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: 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 addresses are about 158 m above sea level.
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 |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Berkhamsted 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chesham Underground Station | 1.2 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Manor Way Chesham | 130 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Park Chesham | 720 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 24.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The New Surgery Chesham | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chesham Pharmacy | 770 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest York House Dental Practice | 740 m |
| Hospital | Chesham Hospital (Op) | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Chesham Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lowndes Park 14 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cameron Road Allotments 3.3 ha | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hollybush Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hollybush Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin' | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nalders Wood | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| Hollybush Wood | Wood | 710 m south-east |
| Mapletree Wood | Wood | 780 m south-east |
| Skottowe's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Ley Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Chesham Vale | Valley | 1.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 9 |
6 of the postcode's 9 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Lye Green Road.