SL2 4BT Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Region: South East.
Streets
- Pennylets Green, Stoke Poges: 19 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 E (36% of about 670 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: 20 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Boxted Grange Lakeside Drive Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4LX: up to 1 home, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 19 addresses are between 69 m and 72 m above sea level (71 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 | Slough 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Gerrards Cross 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Burnham (Buckinghamshire) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Hazell Way Stoke Poges | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Black Park Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Threeways Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hedgegrail Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | Carling Dental | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Thames Valley Nuffield Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Gerrards Cross Police Station | 4.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Stoke Poges, Stoke Poges Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 230 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,480 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stoke Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Stoke Poges Gardens of Remembrance | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Common | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Old Orchard Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Home Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Upton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Lock's Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km west |
| Cant's Hill | Hill | 3.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 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) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 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 | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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 Pennylets Green.