Cherry Drive Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
28 addresses across 2 postcodes (HP9), about 270 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 7301168.
- Sales: 41 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £872,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 8, E: 3).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 89% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Beaconsfield, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Millbarn Medical Centre, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 97% of households owned their home and 62% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £872,500 | £830,000 | £915,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £570,000 | £570,000 | £570,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £912,500 | £775,000 | £1,050,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £612,500 | £525,000 | £700,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £800,000 | £758,760 | £850,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £685,000 | £520,000 | £850,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £765,000 | £715,000 | £815,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £537,500 | £450,000 | £625,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £437,000 | £437,000 | £437,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £531,750 | £488,500 | £575,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2024 | PIXIES HOLT HP9 1XP | Detached | £915,000 | |
| 24 May 2024 | HIGH BEECH HP9 1XP | Semi-detached | £830,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2021 | 3 GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £570,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Mar 2020 | LARKSFIELD HP9 1XP | Detached | £1,050,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2020 | 9 HP9 1XP | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2019 | FLAT 2, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £525,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2019 | 2 HP9 1XP | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2018 | 8 HP9 1XP | Detached | £800,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2018 | 4 HP9 1XP | Detached | £758,760 | |
| 11 Jan 2018 | WOODRISING HP9 1XP | Semi-detached | £850,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | FLAT 1, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £625,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Oct 2017 | FLAT 5, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Other | £660,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Oct 2016 | 3 GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £520,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 2016 | 7 HP9 1XP | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | 5 HP9 1XP | Detached | £815,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2015 | FLAT 1, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £715,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2013 | 4 HP9 1XP | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 1 May 2012 | FLAT 1, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £625,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2012 | LARKSFIELD HP9 1XP | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 3 GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £437,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 2009 | LITTLE CHARNWOOD HP9 1XP | Detached | £488,500 | |
| 11 Sep 2009 | PIPPINS HP9 1XP | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2008 | 2 HP9 1XP | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2007 | 7 HP9 1XP | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 4 HP9 1XP | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2007 | FLAT 1, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £485,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2005 | GOMMS WOOD LODGE HP9 1XP | Detached | £518,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2005 | FLAT 3, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2005 | 1 HP9 1XP | Detached | £422,500 | |
| 26 Jul 2004 | GOMMS WOOD LODGE HP9 1XP | Semi-detached | £460,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2002 | FLAT 1, GOMMS WOOD HOUSE HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £364,250 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jan 2002 | 5 HP9 1XP | Detached | £347,500 | |
| 6 Sep 2001 | WOODRISING HP9 1XP | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2001 | FLAT 4, GOMMS WOOD FLATS HP9 1XW | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 May 2001 | PIXIES HOLT HP9 1XP | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 18 May 2001 | 6 HP9 1XP | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 22 May 2000 | 1 HP9 1XP | Detached | £338,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1999 | LARKSFIELD HP9 1XP | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 3 Dec 1996 | 3 HP9 1XP | Detached | £161,650 | |
| 6 Sep 1996 | NIGHTINGALES HP9 1XP | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 1 May 1996 | 6 HP9 1XP | Detached | £153,000 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 155 m². Most common: House, detached (7); Bungalow, detached (5); Flat (5). Built: 1950-1966 (9); 1930-1949 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (2).
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 street: most are in band G (73% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production., Whole District excluding the Town of Chesham - Poultry production..
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP9 1XP | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| HP9 1XW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 29 addresses are between 92 m and 105 m above sea level (97 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP9 1XP | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| HP9 1XW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beaconsfield 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Seer Green and Jordans 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Centre Forty Green | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Station Interchange High Wycombe | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Earl's Court Exhibition Car Park | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.6 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Millbarn Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 54 Penn Road (Dental Practice) | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Amersham Hospital Cdc | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Loudwater Station Road, Loudwater Cashzone | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,990 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,590 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,900 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gomm's Wood | Wood | 90 m east |
| Roundheads Wood | Wood | 270 m south-west |
| Throshers Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Penn Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Wash Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 28 |
2 of the street's 28 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holtspur School & Pre-School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Oaks @ Forty Green HP9 1XR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2024 |
| The Royal Standard Of England HP9 1XT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Roundheads End (5); On or near Gomms Wood Close (2); On or near Red House Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 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 | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Gomms Wood Close · Forty Green Road · Red House Close · Roundheads End · Hogback Wood Road · Eghams Close · Brindle Lane · Holtspur Top Lane · Dower Close
All the streets in HP9 and across Buckinghamshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.