HP7 0RG Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: The Missendens. Region: South East.
Streets
- Mill End Cottages, Little Missenden: 10 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: 3.
- 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
- LIMES COTTAGE, grade II
- MILL END COTTAGES, grade II
- MILL HOUSE, 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: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 11 addresses are between 103 m and 110 m above sea level (106 m on average).
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 | Amersham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Great Missenden 399,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Crown PH Little Missenden | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Station Interchange High Wycombe | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.2 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rectory Meadow Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lansdale Pharmacy & Clinic | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Station Road (Dental Surgery) | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Chiltern Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hyde Heath Common 5.5 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,430 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 650 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 700 m (0.4 miles) 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 | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Castle Tower: a motte and bailey castle 100m north of Hill House | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Shardeloes | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Sowed Wood | Wood | 340 m south |
| Keeper's Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Todd's Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bishop's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Bank's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Devil's Den | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 11 |
7 of the postcode's 11 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.