Harries Close Chesham, Buckinghamshire
11 addresses across 1 postcode (HP5), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7300485.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Amersham, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Co-op Field, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The New Surgery Chesham, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 150 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
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 48 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 1983-1990 (5); 1991-1995 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 street: most are in band C (37% of about 830 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Chesham Car and Van Sales, Bellingdon Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 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 street's addresses are about 107 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP5 2NP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Amersham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Chalfont and Latimer 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Great Missenden 399,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chesham Underground Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fire Station Chesham | 70 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park Chesham | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 24.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The New Surgery Chesham | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chess Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice (260-290) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Chesham Hospital (Op) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Amersham Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Co-op Field 1.6 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Lowndes Park 14 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,950 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asheridge Road Allotments 6,590 m² | 30 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin', a scheduled monument, 750 m (0.5 miles) south. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow in Lowndes Park, known as the `Rolling Pin' | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Skottowe's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Pednor Bottom | Valley | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bury Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Nalders Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Lycrome Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Chiltern Hills | Hills | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmtree Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 140 m | No published inspection |
| Newtown School | Primary | 2–7 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Chiltern Hills Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ivingswood Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Chesham Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brushwood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kebab Box HP5 2NS | Mobile caterer | 80 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2025 |
| The Tower | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| The Griffin HP5 2NN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 4 Good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| JR Sports Group at Elmtree School HP5 2PA | School/college/university | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bellingdon News and Off Licence HP5 2HG | Retailers - other | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Bubbles Fish and Chips HP5 2AP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Asheridge Food Store / Nisa Express HP5 2PY | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Chunkfudge.com HP5 3HB | Retailers - other | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Rumbles On HP5 2AA | Mobile caterer | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Shangri La HP5 3ED | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Ollie Owl Day Nursery Chesham HP5 3ED | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Kebab House Chesham HP5 3ED | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Sizzling Kebab & Roti HP5 3ED | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Tesco HP5 3ED | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Harries Close (29); On or near Chalk Hill (27); On or near Wallington Road (23); On or near Pond Park Road (23); On or near Shortway (18).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 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) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Food hygiene ratings Sizzling Kebab & Roti (takeaway/sandwich shop, HP5 3ED) now 1 Major improvement necessary, was Awaiting inspection (rated 28 September 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HP5 2NP: 11 addresses of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wallington Road · The Chase · Chalk Hill · Ash Grove · Elmtree Hill · Deansway · Benham Close · Pond Park Road · Shortway · Oak Field · Pearce Road · Ivy Close
All the streets in HP5 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.