RG9 6NE Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiltern Villages. Region: South East.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bockmer End Cottage, Mill End: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hambleden, Rotten Row: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hambleden Rise, Pheasant's Hill: 2 addresses
- Hambleden Rise, Hambleden: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Hambleden Rise, Rockwell End: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Parmoor, Pheasant's Hill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hambleden Rise, Rotten Row: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hambleden, Rotten Row: 1 address
- Rockwell End Hill, Pheasant's Hill: 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 (37% of about 1,150 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): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
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: 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 20 addresses are between 89 m and 138 m above sea level (126 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Henley-On-Thames 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Shiplake 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Hart Surgery | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lane End Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Smile Solutions Dental Care | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Townlands Memorial Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Marlow Police Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,340 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kenricks, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kenricks | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hambleden Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa north of Yewden Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peak's Wood | Wood | 290 m west |
| North Close Copse | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Commemoration Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Temple Island | Island | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Henley Reach | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
| Binfield Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 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 Unnamed street near Bockmer End Cottage.