SL1 8NZ Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burnham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Heathfield Road, Buckinghamshire: 2 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 F (22% of about 1,240 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: Eton R.D.C. Tree Preservation Order No.11; 1968 dated 27/11/68 made under S.29 of the Town and Count.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Larchwood House Heathfield Road Dropmore Taplow Buckinghamshire SL1 8NY, permissioned (80 m)
- Lockwoods Farm, Wooburn Common: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
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 97 m above sea level.
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 | Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Beaconsfield 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bourne End & Wooburn Green Medical Ctr | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wooburn Green Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ash Tree House Dental | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Huntercombe Manor Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Burnham Police Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,850 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Wooburn Park 9.6 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aviary at Dropmore, a listed building (Grade I), 390 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aviary at Dropmore | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-east |
| Dropmore | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Dropmore | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Hedsor House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson's Coppice | Wood | 290 m west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Dene | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Slow Grove | Island | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 60% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 57% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Heathfield Road.