HP8 4FP Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced October 2024. Ward: Chalfont St Peter. Region: South East.
Streets
- Pankhurst Road, Buckinghamshire: 14 addresses
- Gorelands Lane, Buckinghamshire: 10 addresses
- Pankhurst Road, Buckinghamshire: 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 (50% of about 520 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 97 m and 99 m above sea level (97 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 | Chorleywood 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Rickmansworth 998,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | On drive parking, Carpenters Wood Drive | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Misbourne Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Sparks Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Pond House Dental Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Chalfont's & Gerrards Cross Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Rickmansworth Police Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Chalfont St Giles | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hornhill 2.0 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shrub's Wood Including Attached Walls and Planting Boxes Surrounding Garage Court and Patio, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrub's Wood Including Attached Walls and Planting Boxes Surrounding Garage Court and Patio | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Milton's Cottage | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Five Plantations | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Newland Gorse | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Shrubs Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Dew Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Appletree Dell | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| One Tree Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 25 | 25 |
None of the postcode's 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Pankhurst Road.