SL7 2SE Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Chiltern Villages. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (47% of about 580 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
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 11 addresses are between 76 m and 78 m above sea level (77 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km |
| Henley-On-Thames 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Thames Reach Danesfield | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 7.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marlow Medical Group | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Elite Dental Clinic | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Marlow Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Marlow Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 3.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.9 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,990 m² | 460 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wittington, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m south. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wittington | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m south |
| Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp | Scheduled monument | 700 m south |
| Danesfield House | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south-west |
| Harleyford Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 830 m east |
| Harleyford Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m south-east |
| Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place Mansion | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| A slight univallate hillfort known as Medmenham Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Hanging Wood | Wood | 380 m west |
| Hog Wood | Wood | 540 m north-west |
| Rassler Wood | Wood | 550 m north-east |
| Hollowhill Wood | Wood | 860 m north |
| Temple Mill Island | Island | 2.2 km east |
| Prospect Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 38% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 82% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 86% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 73% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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.