HP9 2HT Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beaconsfield. Region: South East.
Streets
- Park Lane, Beaconsfield: 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 D (26% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Beaconsfield Old Town (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
- 74-82, LONDON END, grade II
- 86, LONDON END, grade II
- WILTON PARK FARM BARN, grade II
- WILTON PARK FARM GRANARY, grade II
- WILTON PARK FARM HOUSE, grade II
- WILTON PARK FARM STABLES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 11 Meadow Lane & Land Rear Of 29 Amersham Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1AL: up to 2 homes, permissioned (400 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 addresses are about 114 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beaconsfield 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Seer Green and Jordans 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Gerrards Cross 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Cricket Ground Beaconsfield Old Town | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Station Interchange High Wycombe | 8.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking Lot | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Millbarn Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Define Smiles LTD | 260 m |
| Hospital | Chalfont's & Gerrards Cross Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Gerrards Cross Police Station | 7.5 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Beaconsfield, Hedgerley Lane Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Wilton Park 5.7 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Africa House Burke Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south-west. 138 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Africa House Burke Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Tomb of Edmund Waller South East of Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-west |
| The Old Rectory (Adjoining West Side of Churchyard) | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-west |
| Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount' | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Hall Barn | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-west |
| Moated site in Bower Wood, 560m south west of Bower Wood Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wilton Park | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Little Walk Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Walk Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Long Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km north-east |
| Thirty Acre Knoll | Hill | 2.6 km east |
| Coleshill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Park Lane.