HP8 4AE Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. Region: South East.
Streets
- Burtons Lane, Chorleywood: 5 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 G (43% of about 540 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): 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Croft Farm Burtons Lane Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire HP8 4BA, permissioned (630 m)
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 5 addresses are between 110 m and 113 m above sea level (112 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 50% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chorleywood 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Rickmansworth 998,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chorleywood Underground Station | 1.8 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Car parks | On drive parking, Carpenters Wood Drive | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Little Chalfont Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Parade Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Chalfont's & Gerrards Cross Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Amersham Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 15 ha | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,110 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crosslane Wood | Wood | 320 m north |
| Philipshill Wood | Wood | 800 m south |
| Burton's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Dew Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Appletree Dell | Valley | 2.8 km east |
| King's Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses is 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 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 | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 Burtons Lane.