Gore Hill Amersham, Buckinghamshire
6 addresses across 4 postcodes (HP6,HP7), about 3.2 km (2 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 7301042.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Amersham, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Memorial Gardens, is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 98 to 152 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rectory Meadow Surgery, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 60% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (32% of about 2,220 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Amersham, Shardeloes Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 176.
- 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., Land at Misbourne Valley - Agricultural Buildings., Land at Misbourne Valley - Agricultural Buildings., Land at Misbourne Valley - Means of enclosure., Land at Misbourne Valley - Means of enclosure..
- Tree preservation orders: 54 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade I
- 56 58 60, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- ELMODESHAM HOUSE, grade II*
- FRIENDS' MEETING HOUSE AND WHIELDEN COTTAGE, grade II*
- HIGH AND OVER WITH ATTACHED WALLS, STEPS AND PERGOLA, HIGHOVER PARK, grade II*
- MARKET HALL, grade II*
- SIR WILLIAM DRAKE'S ALMSHOUSE, grade II*
- THE GABLES, grade II*
- THE KINGS ARMS HOTEL, grade II*
- 1 3 5 7 9, BROADWAY, grade II
- 1-4, WARD PLACE, grade II
- 1-9, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 1, 2 and 3, Little Shardeloes, grade II
- 1, NORWOODS COURT (See details for further address information), grade II
- 108 118 120, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 109, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 11 15 17 19 21, BROADWAY, grade II
- 11 AND 13, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 111, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 113, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 115, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 117, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 119, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 12-18, WHIELDEN STREET, grade II
- 12, NORWOODS COURT, grade II
- 129, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 131 133, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 137, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 139, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 143, HIGH STREET, grade II
And 146 more.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 October 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 12 October 2026 to 13 October 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
- 1 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Works for road purposes, lane closure, on the carriageway (standard works)
- 1 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Works for road purposes, lane closure, on the carriageway (standard works)
- 1 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Works for road purposes, lane closure, on the carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 98 m and 152 m above sea level (121 m on average); the ground rises about 54 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP6 5QY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HP7 0QE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| HP7 0RN | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| HP7 9DQ | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Amersham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Beaconsfield 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Amersham Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gilbert Scott Court Old Amersham | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Station Interchange High Wycombe | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Amersham Hospital Staff Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rectory Meadow Surgery | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hobbs Pharmacy | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Amersham Hospital Cdc | 320 m |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Memorial Gardens 2,270 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Church Mead 4,130 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barn Meadow Recreation Ground 2.8 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,410 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sir William Drake's Almshouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 169 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sir William Drake's Almshouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Friends' Meeting House and Whielden Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| 56 58 60, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Elmodesham House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Shardeloes | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| First Wood | Wood | 100 m west |
| Round Dell Wood | Wood | 300 m north-west |
| Bellouse Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Gore Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Coleshill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Aldridge's Dell | Hollow | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 6 |
3 of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Coleshill Church of England Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Nursery Amersham Hospital HP7 0JD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Ward Kitchens (only Fridges For Patients Drinks) HP7 0JD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 4 Good | 14 Dec 2018 |
| The Royal Voluntary Services Cafe HP7 0JD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2024 |
| Medirest at Amersham General Hospital HP7 0JD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| The Swan HP7 0ED | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 30 Aug 2024 |
| The Eagle HP7 0DY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| The Eagle Pub HP7 0DY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Kings Chapel HP7 0DJ | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 May 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Whielden Heights (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 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 | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: Buckinghamshire Council: Highway improvement works, 26 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: Buckinghamshire Council: Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, 12 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HP6 5QY: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- HP7 0RN: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- HP7 0QE: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- HP7 9DQ: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cherry Lane · Whielden Heights · Gilbert Scott Court · The Platt · Whielden Lane
All the streets in HP6, HP7 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.