HP5 2SZ postcode in Buckinghamshire, England

HP5 2SZ is a postcode in Buckinghamshire, in the Chesham North ward. It is in the Mid Buckinghamshire parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at HP5 2SZ can get it Across Buckinghamshire: 82% Typical price £535,000 Homes sold in HP5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 17.6% on the year before Nearest station Great Missenden 4.3 km in a straight line

Where HP5 2SZ is, and what is near it

Map of HP5 2SZ and what is near it Map of HP5 2SZ: its centre point, with the 286 other postcodes in the HP5 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HP5 2AE: also in HP5 2HP5 2FN: also in HP5 2HP5 2FQ: also in HP5 2HP5 2GG: also in HP5 2HP5 2GS: also in HP5 2HP5 2GT: also in HP5 2HP5 2QH: also in HP5 2HP5 2QJ: also in HP5 2HP5 2QP: also in HP5 2HP5 2QQ: also in HP5 2HP5 2RF: also in HP5 2HP5 2RH: also in HP5 2HP5 2RL: also in HP5 2HP5 2RN: also in HP5 2HP5 2RP: also in HP5 2HP5 2RQ: also in HP5 2HP5 2RR: also in HP5 2HP5 2RS: also in HP5 2HP5 2RT: also in HP5 2HP5 2RU: also in HP5 2HP5 2RW: also in HP5 2HP5 2RX: also in HP5 2HP5 2RY: also in HP5 2HP5 2SB: also in HP5 2HP5 2SE: also in HP5 2HP5 2SF: also in HP5 2HP5 2SG: also in HP5 2HP5 2SH: also in HP5 2HP5 2SJ: also in HP5 2HP5 2SL: also in HP5 2HP5 2SN: also in HP5 2HP5 2SQ: also in HP5 2HP5 2SS: also in HP5 2HP5 2ST: also in HP5 2HP5 2SU: also in HP5 2HP5 2SX: also in HP5 2HP5 2SY: also in HP5 2HP5 2TA: also in HP5 2HP5 2TB: also in HP5 2HP5 2TD: also in HP5 2HP5 2TE: also in HP5 2HP5 2TF: also in HP5 2HP5 2TG: also in HP5 2HP5 2TH: also in HP5 2HP5 2TJ: also in HP5 2HP5 2TL: also in HP5 2HP5 2TN: also in HP5 2HP5 2TP: also in HP5 2HP5 2TQ: also in HP5 2HP5 2TR: also in HP5 2HP5 2TS: also in HP5 2HP5 2TW: also in HP5 2HP5 2WL: also in HP5 2HP5 2XD: also in HP5 2HP5 2YD: also in HP5 2HP5 2ZP: also in HP5 2 2 schools, 1.8–2.2 kmTram or metro 2.8 kmWater Meadow Surgery 2.8 km3 places, 2.8–3.3 kmGreat Missenden station 4.3 kmAmersham station 5.3 kmChesham North HP5 2SZ Map of HP5 2SZ and what is near it Map of HP5 2SZ: its centre point, with the 286 other postcodes in the HP5 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 5 places, 1.8–3.3 km2 places, 2.8 kmChesham North HP5 2SZ
  • HP5 2SZ
  • Other postcodes in HP5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7143, longitude -0.6489)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HP5 2SZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at HP5 2SZ?

Every home and business at HP5 2SZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP5 2SZ 100% Buckinghamshire 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP5 2SZ 100% Buckinghamshire 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at HP5 2SZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Buckinghamshire Council's days for HP5 2SZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for HP5 2SZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is HP5 2SZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HP5 2SZ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Buckinghamshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HP5 2SZ: 11,515 properties in Buckinghamshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Buckinghamshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of HP5 2SZ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HP5 2SZ?

Homes in HP5 2 sold for a typical £535,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 79 sales, up 17.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£535,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£455,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 17.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £850,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £565,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £391,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £231,000 14 sales

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

Across the whole HP5 district: a typical £479,500 from 242 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in HP5 2SZ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in HP5 2SZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near HP5 2SZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around HP5 2SZ. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around HP5 2SZ

Band D in Buckinghamshire for 2026‑27: £2,527. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,684 (band A) to £5,053 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,211.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (11%)£1,684
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,965
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,246
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,527
Band Eabout 150 (15%)£3,088
Band Fabout 210 (21%)£3,650
Band Gabout 330 (33%)£4,211
Band Habout 70 (7%)£5,053

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Buckinghamshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HP5 2SZ is in (ONS area E01017752), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near HP5 2SZ?

The nearest open schools to HP5 2SZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP5 2SZ, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to HP5 2SZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP5 2SZ is Great Missenden Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Great Missenden Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Amersham Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
  • Chesham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.8 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near HP5 2SZ, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near HP5 2SZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP5 2SZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near HP5 2SZ?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP5 2SZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near HP5 2SZ?

The nearest to the centre of HP5 2SZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to HP5 2SZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near HP5 2SZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP5 2SZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near HP5 2SZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP5 2SZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near HP5 2SZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP5 2SZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is HP5 2SZ in a conservation area?

The centre of HP5 2SZ is in 4 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near HP5 2SZ?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP5 2SZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for HP5 2SZ

Ward
Chesham North
Parish
Chartridge
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

HP5 2ST310 mHP5 2TA430 mHP5 2SY600 mHP5 2SJ960 mHP5 2RY970 mHP16 0RN980 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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