SL7 3RU Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chiltern Villages. Region: South East.
Streets
- Church Road, Little Marlow: 5 addresses
- The Moor, Little Marlow: 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 (41% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Little Marlow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II*
- DOVECOTE 45 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- LYCH GATE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- SMALL BARN AND STABLE ADJACENT TO EAST OF THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- WALLS BETWEEN GROUNDS OF MANOR HOUSE AND CHURCHYARD, grade II
- WAYSIDE AND WESTOVER, grade II
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 6 addresses are between 28 m and 30 m above sea level (29 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 | Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Telephone Box Little Marlow | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | Marlow Community Hospital Staff Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Mer | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marlow Medical Group | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Bourne End Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | The Bourne End Dental Practice | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Marlow Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Marlow Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Little Marlow | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,650 m² | 2.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,270 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south |
| Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Copse | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 1.5 km south-east |
| Cookham Dean | Valley | 1.7 km south |
| Juniper Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| Sherriff Island | Island | 2.4 km south-west |
| Lock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south-east |
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) | 11.0 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Church Road.