HP7 0QY Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: The Missendens. Region: South East.
Streets
- Mill End Cottages, Little Missenden: 12 addresses
- Beamond End Lane, Buckinghamshire: 2 addresses
- Taylors Lane, Little Missenden: 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 (33% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Little Missenden (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 23.
- 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: 13 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
- BARN TO WEST OF SMITHY COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN TO WEST OF TOWN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BOUNDARY WALL, GATES, GATE PIERS AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH OF THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- DERING COTTAGE, grade II
- EAST BARN AT MANOR FARM, grade II
- FORMER VILLAGE STORES IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN WALLS TO WEST OF THE MANOR HOUSE AND CONTINUING ROUND NORTH SIDE OF CHURCHYARD, grade II
- GRANARY AT MANOR FARM, grade II
- GRANARY TO WEST OF TOWN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MANOR FARM COTTAGE AND OUTBUILDINGS TO SOUTH AND NORTH EAST, grade II
- NORTH BARN AT MANOR FARM, grade II
- RED LION COTTAGES, grade II
- RED LION COTTAGES, grade II
- RED LION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- RIDGEWELL HOUSE, grade II
- SMITHY COTTAGE, grade II
- STEPHENS FARM BARN TO SOUTH OF MANOR FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- STOREHOUSE ATTACHED TO WEST OF NUMBER 1 RED LION COTTAGES, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- THE WHITE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE WHITE HOUSE, grade II
- TOWN FARMHOUSE AND WALL FRONTING ROAD, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 108 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Great Missenden 399,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Amersham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Red Lion PH Little Missenden | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Station Interchange High Wycombe | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.5 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Prospect House Surgery | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lansdale Pharmacy & Clinic | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Village Dental Practice | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Chiltern Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Great Missenden Cashzone | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hyde Heath Common 5.5 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,430 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m west |
| Castle Tower: a motte and bailey castle 100m north of Hill House | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Shardeloes | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| The Castle, a moated site at Oaken Corner in Wendover Woods | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Missenden Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Sowed Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Breaches Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) south |
| John's Plantation | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Bank's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Pike Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Devil's Den | Valley | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 15 |
9 of the postcode's 15 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Mill End Cottages.