Chesham

Chesham is covered by postcode district HP5. It is in the Buckinghamshire council area, England.

Typical price £452,250 Homes sold in Chesham, last 12 months. ▲ 5.2% on the year before Gigabit broadband 375 of 547 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 65 of 558 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 465 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Chesham, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Chesham, by flood risk Of the 558 postcodes in Chesham that ONS places, 44 have a home or business at high risk, 8 are at medium risk at worst, 13 are at low risk at worst and 493 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 3 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 29 postcodes at high or medium risk; 8 postcodes at high or medium risk; 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Chesham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A416 HP5 1AB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AD: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AE: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AG: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AH: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AY: not on the flood risk listHP5 1AZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1BA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1BB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1BE: not on the flood risk listHP5 1BU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DE: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DG: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1DX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1ED: not on the flood risk listHP5 1EE: not on the flood risk listHP5 1EU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1EX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1EY: not on the flood risk listHP5 1FA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1FN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1FQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GD: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GH: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1GR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1HB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1HE: not on the flood risk listHP5 1HH: not on the flood risk listHP5 1HL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1HQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1HX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JW: not on the flood risk listHP5 1JX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1LY: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NE: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NH: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NW: not on the flood risk listHP5 1NX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PF: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PW: not on the flood risk listHP5 1PY: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QA: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QD: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QF: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QG: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1QX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RD: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RF: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RG: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RH: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RS: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RT: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RW: not on the flood risk listHP5 1RZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SL: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SN: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SP: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SR: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SU: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SX: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SY: not on the flood risk listHP5 1SZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1TB: not on the flood risk listHP5 1UD: not on the flood risk listHP5 1XF: not on the flood risk listHP5 1XG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2AZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2BZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2DZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ED: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ER: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ES: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ET: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2EZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2FZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2GZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2HZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2JT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2LZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ND: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2NZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2PZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2QZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RR: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RT: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RU: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RW: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RX: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RY: not on the flood risk listHP5 2RZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SG: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2SS: not on the flood risk listHP5 2TB: not on the flood risk listHP5 2TD: not on the flood risk listHP5 2TE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2TP: not on the flood risk listHP5 2WL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2XH: not on the flood risk listHP5 2XJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 2XL: not on the flood risk listHP5 2XN: not on the flood risk listHP5 2YA: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ZE: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ZF: not on the flood risk listHP5 2ZW: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AG: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AR: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AS: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AT: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AU: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AW: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AX: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AY: not on the flood risk listHP5 3AZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BG: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BS: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BT: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BU: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BX: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BY: not on the flood risk listHP5 3BZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DR: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DW: not on the flood risk listHP5 3DY: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EG: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3ER: not on the flood risk listHP5 3ES: not on the flood risk listHP5 3ET: not on the flood risk listHP5 3EZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3FD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3FE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3FF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3FG: not on the flood risk listHP5 3FH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3FL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HG: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HR: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HT: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HW: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HX: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HY: not on the flood risk listHP5 3HZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JG: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JT: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JU: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JW: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JX: not on the flood risk listHP5 3JY: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LD: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LJ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LL: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LN: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LP: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LR: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LS: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LU: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LW: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LX: not on the flood risk listHP5 3LZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3NA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3NB: not on the flood risk listHP5 3NE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3NF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3NH: not on the flood risk listHP5 3NQ: not on the flood risk listHP5 3PE: not on the flood risk listHP5 3PF: not on the flood risk listHP5 3SA: not on the flood risk listHP5 3SZ: not on the flood risk listHP5 1EJ: low flood risk at worstHP5 1ET: low flood risk at worstHP5 1EZ: low flood risk at worstHP5 1HF: low flood risk at worstHP5 1HS: low flood risk at worstHP5 1HU: low flood risk at worstHP5 1LF: low flood risk at worstHP5 1LW: low flood risk at worstHP5 1LZ: low flood risk at worstHP5 1ND: low flood risk at worstHP5 1SD: low flood risk at worstHP5 2JU: low flood risk at worstHP5 1LN: medium flood risk at worstHP5 1PE: medium flood risk at worstHP5 1SF: medium flood risk at worstHP5 1SG: medium flood risk at worstHP5 1SS: medium flood risk at worstHP5 1TW: medium flood risk at worstHP5 2JD: medium flood risk at worstHP5 1BG: high flood riskHP5 1BP: high flood riskHP5 1BW: high flood riskHP5 1BX: high flood riskHP5 1EA: high flood riskHP5 1EB: high flood riskHP5 1EF: high flood riskHP5 1EG: high flood riskHP5 1ER: high flood riskHP5 1ES: high flood riskHP5 1FE: high flood riskHP5 1FX: high flood riskHP5 1GW: high flood riskHP5 1HG: high flood riskHP5 1HR: high flood riskHP5 1JD: high flood riskHP5 1JH: high flood riskHP5 1JL: high flood riskHP5 1LH: high flood riskHP5 1NG: high flood riskHP5 1NL: high flood riskHP5 1NQ: high flood riskHP5 1NZ: high flood riskHP5 1PG: high flood riskHP5 1PQ: high flood riskHP5 1PX: high flood riskHP5 1QE: high flood riskHP5 1QJ: high flood riskHP5 1QQ: high flood riskHP5 1SA: high flood riskHP5 1SE: high flood riskHP5 1SH: high flood riskHP5 1SJ: high flood riskHP5 1TA: high flood riskHP5 2AA: high flood riskHP5 2AF: high flood riskHP5 2AH: high flood riskHP5 2HA: high flood riskHP5 2JB: high flood riskHP5 2JS: high flood riskHP5 3DX: high flood riskHP5 3DZ: high flood riskHP5 3ED: high flood risk Chesham 29 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to HP5 1EP, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk29 postcodes at high or medium risk8 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to HP5 1PG, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk8 postcodes at high or medium risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to HP5 1SA, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Chesham, by flood risk Of the 558 postcodes in Chesham that ONS places, 44 have a home or business at high risk, 8 are at medium risk at worst, 13 are at low risk at worst and 493 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 3 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 29 postcodes at high or medium risk; 8 postcodes at high or medium risk; 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Chesham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Chesham
  • A home or business at high risk: 44
  • At medium risk at worst: 8
  • At low risk at worst: 13
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 493
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 558 postcodes in Chesham that ONS places, 44 have a home or business at high risk, 8 are at medium risk at worst, 13 are at low risk at worst and 493 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.7107, longitude -0.6116. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

44 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

HP5 1EP40 at high riskHP5 1EG35 at high riskHP5 3DX33 at high riskHP5 1HG16 at high riskHP5 1BW12 at high riskHP5 3DZ11 at high riskHP5 1PG10 at high riskHP5 1EB10 at high riskHP5 1FX10 at high riskHP5 1LH9 at high riskHP5 1BX8 at high riskHP5 1SA8 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 29 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. HP5 1EP, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 8 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. HP5 1PG, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. HP5 1SA, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Chesham?

Homes sold for a typical £452,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 375 of the 547 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 465 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 65 of its 558 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Amersham, 4.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Chesham?

Homes in Chesham sold for a typical £452,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 204 sales, up 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£452,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£429,875 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £798,750 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £510,000 63 sales
  • Terraced £415,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £230,000 42 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole HP5 district, Chesham's main postcode district: a typical £479,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Chesham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Chesham?

18 of the 558 postcodes now in use in Chesham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 316 homes sold in Chesham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the HP5 district, 0%.

The newest postcodes

HP5 1GWsince August 2025HP5 9EFsince July 2025HP5 1SJsince June 2025HP5 2ADsince February 2024HP5 2ZEsince June 2022HP5 1GQsince May 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn CheshamAcross the HP5 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 204 (0%) 0 of 242 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 316 (0%) 0 of 361 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Chesham?

Ofcom reports on 547 of the 558 postcodes in Chesham. At 375 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit375 of 547
Postcodes where every home can get superfast527 of 547
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 547

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Chesham at risk of flooding?

65 of the 558 postcodes in Chesham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 465 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 65 of 558 postcodes High: 321Medium: 144Low: 190

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Chesham?

The open schools at the postcodes in Chesham. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Chesham?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Chesham is Amersham Rail Station, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Amersham Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Chalfont & Latimer Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Berkhamsted Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive
  • Chesham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Chesham?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Chesham. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Chesham safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,588 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Chesham over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 107 September 2025
  2. 144 October 2025
  3. 123 November 2025
  4. 119 December 2025
  5. 105 January 2026
  6. 134 February 2026
  7. 146 March 2026
  8. 118 April 2026
  9. 156 May 2026
  10. 151 June 2026
  11. 166 July 2026
  12. 119 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences633 reports
Anti-social behaviour212 reports
Criminal damage and arson123 reports
Other theft118 reports
Public order117 reports
Vehicle crime112 reports
Shoplifting108 reports
Burglary56 reports

Also: drugs 41, other crime 26, robbery 20, possession of weapons 9, theft from the person 7, bicycle theft 6.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Chesham?

Council
Buckinghamshire
Parliamentary constituencies
Chesham and Amersham (544) and Mid Buckinghamshire (14)
Police force area
Thames Valley
Region
South East
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Moving to Chesham

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Chesham postcodes

558 postcodes in use in Chesham, by district:

HP5 postcode district,558 postcodes

That district is in the HP postcode area.

Check a Chesham postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Chesham

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Chesham's £452,250. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Amersham4.0 km, £775,000Bovingdon5.4 km, £493,750Little Chalfont5.8 km, £745,000Berkhamsted6.4 km, £692,500Prestwood and Great Missenden8.1 km, £525,000Chipperfield8.2 km, £650,000Hazlemere9.2 km, £550,000Chalfont St Giles9.3 km, £697,250 All places A to Z

Questions about Chesham

What is it like to live in Chesham?
Homes sold for a typical £452,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 375 of the 547 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 465 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 65 of its 558 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Amersham, 4.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Chesham?
Chesham is covered by postcode district HP5, across 558 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Chesham in?
Chesham is in the Buckinghamshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Chesham?
Homes in Chesham sold for a typical £452,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 204 sales, up 5.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Chesham?
In Chesham, primary schools at its postcodes include Elmtree Infant and Nursery School, Newtown School and Heritage House School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Heritage House School, Chesham Grammar School and Chiltern Hills Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Chesham have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Chesham is Amersham, 4.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Chesham?
Ofcom reports on 547 of the 558 postcodes in Chesham. At 375 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Chesham at risk of flooding?
65 of the 558 postcodes in Chesham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 465 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Chesham?
18 of the 558 postcodes now in use in Chesham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 316 homes sold in Chesham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the HP5 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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