HP5 3DX postcode in Chesham, Buckinghamshire

HP5 3DX is a postcode in Chesham, in the Chesham South ward of Buckinghamshire. It is in the Chesham and Amersham parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 33 of 44 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at HP5 3DX can get it Across Buckinghamshire: 82% Typical price £485,000 Homes sold in HP5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Amersham 3.9 km in a straight line

Where HP5 3DX is, and what is near it

Map of HP5 3DX and what is near it Map of HP5 3DX: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the HP5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HP5 3AA: also in HP5 3HP5 3AB: also in HP5 3HP5 3AD: also in HP5 3HP5 3AE: also in HP5 3HP5 3AF: also in HP5 3HP5 3AG: also in HP5 3HP5 3AH: also in HP5 3HP5 3AJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3AN: also in HP5 3HP5 3AP: also in HP5 3HP5 3AQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3AR: also in HP5 3HP5 3AS: also in HP5 3HP5 3AT: also in HP5 3HP5 3AW: also in HP5 3HP5 3AX: also in HP5 3HP5 3AY: also in HP5 3HP5 3AZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3BA: also in HP5 3HP5 3BB: also in HP5 3HP5 3BD: also in HP5 3HP5 3BL: also in HP5 3HP5 3BN: also in HP5 3HP5 3BP: also in HP5 3HP5 3BQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3BS: also in HP5 3HP5 3BT: also in HP5 3HP5 3BU: also in HP5 3HP5 3BX: also in HP5 3HP5 3DF: also in HP5 3HP5 3DR: also in HP5 3HP5 3DY: also in HP5 3HP5 3DZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3EA: also in HP5 3HP5 3ED: also in HP5 3HP5 3EE: also in HP5 3HP5 3EF: also in HP5 3HP5 3EG: also in HP5 3HP5 3EH: also in HP5 3HP5 3EJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3EP: also in HP5 3HP5 3EQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3ER: also in HP5 3HP5 3ET: also in HP5 3HP5 3EZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3FF: also in HP5 3HP5 3HA: also in HP5 3HP5 3HB: also in HP5 3HP5 3HD: also in HP5 3HP5 3HT: also in HP5 3HP5 3HZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3JA: also in HP5 3HP5 3SA: also in HP5 3HP5 3SZ: also in HP5 3 BP Pulse 700 mChesham Grammar School 700 mChalfont & Latimer station 5.7 kmChesham HP5 3DX Map of HP5 3DX and what is near it Map of HP5 3DX: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the HP5 3 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, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Chesham HP5 3DX
  • HP5 3DX
  • Other postcodes in HP5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7090, longitude -0.6106)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HP5 3DX?

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 3DX?

Every home and business at HP5 3DX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP5 3DX 100% Buckinghamshire 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP5 3DX 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 3DX?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for HP5 3DX.

Check the bin days for HP5 3DX 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 3DX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 44 homes and businesses at HP5 3DX. 33 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 11 more at a lower risk.

44 homes and businesses at HP5 3DX High: 33Medium: 7Low: 4

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.

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 3DX: 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 3DX is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 11:31 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:31 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HP5 3DX?

Homes in HP5 3 sold for a typical £485,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 75 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£485,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£470,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £860,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £500,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £437,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £257,500 11 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 3DX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HP5 3DX from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at HP5 3DX

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at HP5 3DX. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HP5 3DX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around HP5 3DX. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). 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 3DX

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 £3,650 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,246.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (10%)£1,684
Band Babout 160 (20%)£1,965
Band Cabout 460 (56%)£2,246
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,527
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,088
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,650
Band Gwithheld£4,211
Band Hfewer than 5£5,053

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 21% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 3DX is in (ONS area E01017770), 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 3DX?

The nearest open schools to HP5 3DX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP5 3DX, 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 3DX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP5 3DX is Amersham Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Amersham Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Chalfont & Latimer Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • Chesham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Police Station, 21 m away.

More stations near HP5 3DX, 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 3DX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP5 3DX, 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 3DX?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP5 3DX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 150 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 700 mWalk

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 3DX?

The nearest to the centre of HP5 3DX, 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 3DX?

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 3DX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP5 3DX, 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 3DX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP5 3DX, 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 3DX?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP5 3DX 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 3DX in a conservation area?

The centre of HP5 3DX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 3DX?

Police.uk records 120 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP5 3DX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Vehicle crime14 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: public order 6, other theft 4, robbery 4, other crime 1.

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 3DX

Ward
Chesham South
Parish
Chesham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chesham
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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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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