Purssell Place Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire
5 addresses across 1 postcode (HP27), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45500796.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £650,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Buckinghamshire cost £477,450 in August 2026 (+0% on a year); private rents averaged £1,486 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Birkett Electric, is 60 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 36 times (565 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Monks Risborough, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 105 to 106 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Unity Health, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 40 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £437,500 | £437,500 | £437,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £288,000 | £288,000 | £288,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2024 | 1 HP27 9JA | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2021 | 2 HP27 9JA | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 2 HP27 9JA | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2006 | 2 HP27 9JA | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 8 Jan 1998 | 3 HP27 9JA | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2012 | 4 HP27 9JA | Detached | £437,500 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 4 HP27 9JA | Detached | £288,000 |
House prices and rents in Buckinghamshire
A typical home in Buckinghamshire cost £477,450 in August 2026, the same as a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 17% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £852,415 |
| Semi-detached | £470,342 |
| Terraced | £378,056 |
| Flat or maisonette | £233,403 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £353,944 |
Private renters in Buckinghamshire paid £1,486 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,043 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,321 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,616 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,376 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 D (47% of about 970 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): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- 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)
- Poultry House Rear Of SunnymedeLongwick RoadPrinces RisboroughBuckinghamshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Land Rear Of 53 To 59 High Street Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire: up to 2 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 36 times, for 565 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Horsenden Stream.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes Risborough Wwtw Thames Water | Horsenden Stream | 36 | 565 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 60 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkett Electric Princes Risborough | from 1970 | Inert, commercial, household | 60 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 105 m and 106 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP27 9JA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Monks Risborough 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Little Kimble 8,930 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westmead Princes Risborough | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aylesbury Bus Stn | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Station Road, HP27 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 36 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unity Health Good Jan 2020 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Novus Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Duke Street Dental Surgery | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Paddocks Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Icknield Court Requires improvement Oct 2021 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Wendover Police Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Princes Risborough Bell S | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,980 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,540 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House and Attached Garden Walls (North West Wall Incorporated Into the Forge and the Coach House), a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) south. 60 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House and Attached Garden Walls (North West Wall Incorporated Into the Forge and the Coach House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| The Mount | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Dovecote West of St Dunstans Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hill figure on Whiteleaf Hill, known as the Whiteleaf Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteleaf Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| The Rag Pit | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Brush Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Windsor Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 2 |
2 of the street's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes Risborough Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 300 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
| Monks Risborough CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
| Princes Risborough School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 43.8 (40.3 in 2025 and 40.1 in 2024); 43.7% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C-; 7% AAB or better; progress below average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 90 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Preschool HP27 9HN | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 90 m |
| Bubblewrap After School Club HP27 9HY | Out-of-school day care | 50 | Not inspected yet | 360 m |
| Ashbourne Baby Nursery at Princes Risborough HP27 9HY | Full day care | 26 | Outstanding (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 360 m |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough HP27 0JN | Full day care | 52 | Good (Mar 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bubblewrap After School Club - Monks HP27 9LZ | Out-of-school day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| JR Monks Risborough HP27 9LZ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Princes Risborough Nursery HP27 9DN | Full day care | 35 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 322 childminders and 90 home childcarers (nannies) in Buckinghamshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Steps Pre School HP27 9HN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Bubblewrap After School Club At Princes Risborough Primary HP27 9HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2017 |
| Princes Risborough Primary School & Preschool HP27 9HY | School/college/university | 350 m | 4 Good | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Caterlink at Princes Risborough Primary School HP27 9HY | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Tesco HP27 9TS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 31 May 2025 |
| Princes Risborough Bowls Club HP27 0JN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Red Kite School HP27 0JW | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Duke Street Wine Bar HP27 0AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 May 2025 |
| Urban Thai HP27 0AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Risborough Cafe HP27 0AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Fieldmouse HP27 0AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Puffin Cove HP27 0AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| The JR Sports Group HP27 9HZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Eaves Court | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (12); On or near Laidler Crescent (9); On or near Brooke Road (7); On or near Cannon Place (5); On or near Cheverton Mews (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- HP27 9JA: 5 addresses of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Westmead · Cannon Place · Cheverton Mews · Brooke Road · Laidler Gardens · Pymcombe Close · Laidler Crescent · Cheverton Gardens · Cheverton Avenue · Longwick Road · Longwick Road · Kite Crescent
All the streets in HP27 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.