HP5 3NR postcode in Buckinghamshire, England

HP5 3NR 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 3NR 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 Berkhamsted 4.8 km in a straight line

Where HP5 3NR is, and what is near it

Map of HP5 3NR and what is near it Map of HP5 3NR: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. HP5 3AN: also in HP5 3HP5 3AP: also in HP5 3HP5 3AR: also in HP5 3HP5 3AS: also in HP5 3HP5 3AT: also in HP5 3HP5 3AU: also in HP5 3HP5 3AW: also in HP5 3HP5 3AX: also in HP5 3HP5 3AY: also in HP5 3HP5 3BA: also in HP5 3HP5 3BD: also in HP5 3HP5 3BG: also in HP5 3HP5 3BH: also in HP5 3HP5 3BJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3BN: also in HP5 3HP5 3BP: also in HP5 3HP5 3BS: also in HP5 3HP5 3BT: also in HP5 3HP5 3BU: also in HP5 3HP5 3BX: also in HP5 3HP5 3BY: also in HP5 3HP5 3BZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3DA: also in HP5 3HP5 3DB: also in HP5 3HP5 3DD: also in HP5 3HP5 3DE: also in HP5 3HP5 3DF: also in HP5 3HP5 3DH: also in HP5 3HP5 3DJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3DL: also in HP5 3HP5 3DN: also in HP5 3HP5 3DP: also in HP5 3HP5 3DQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3DR: also in HP5 3HP5 3DW: also in HP5 3HP5 3EE: also in HP5 3HP5 3EG: also in HP5 3HP5 3EH: also in HP5 3HP5 3EJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3EL: also in HP5 3HP5 3EN: also in HP5 3HP5 3EP: also in HP5 3HP5 3EQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3ER: also in HP5 3HP5 3ES: also in HP5 3HP5 3ET: also in HP5 3HP5 3EZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3FD: also in HP5 3HP5 3FE: also in HP5 3HP5 3FG: also in HP5 3HP5 3FH: also in HP5 3HP5 3FJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3FL: also in HP5 3HP5 3FN: also in HP5 3HP5 3HA: also in HP5 3HP5 3HB: also in HP5 3HP5 3HD: also in HP5 3HP5 3HF: also in HP5 3HP5 3HG: also in HP5 3HP5 3HH: also in HP5 3HP5 3HJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3HL: also in HP5 3HP5 3HN: also in HP5 3HP5 3HP: also in HP5 3HP5 3HQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3HR: also in HP5 3HP5 3HT: also in HP5 3HP5 3HW: also in HP5 3HP5 3HX: also in HP5 3HP5 3HY: also in HP5 3HP5 3HZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3JA: also in HP5 3HP5 3JB: also in HP5 3HP5 3JD: also in HP5 3HP5 3JE: also in HP5 3HP5 3JF: also in HP5 3HP5 3JG: also in HP5 3HP5 3JH: also in HP5 3HP5 3JJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3JL: also in HP5 3HP5 3JN: also in HP5 3HP5 3JP: also in HP5 3HP5 3JQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3JT: also in HP5 3HP5 3JU: also in HP5 3HP5 3JW: also in HP5 3HP5 3JX: also in HP5 3HP5 3JY: also in HP5 3HP5 3LA: also in HP5 3HP5 3LB: also in HP5 3HP5 3LD: also in HP5 3HP5 3LE: also in HP5 3HP5 3LF: also in HP5 3HP5 3LG: also in HP5 3HP5 3LH: also in HP5 3HP5 3LJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3LL: also in HP5 3HP5 3LN: also in HP5 3HP5 3LQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3LR: also in HP5 3HP5 3LS: also in HP5 3HP5 3LU: also in HP5 3HP5 3LX: also in HP5 3HP5 3LZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3NA: also in HP5 3HP5 3NB: also in HP5 3HP5 3NE: also in HP5 3HP5 3NF: also in HP5 3HP5 3NH: also in HP5 3HP5 3NJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3NP: also in HP5 3HP5 3NS: also in HP5 3HP5 3NT: also in HP5 3HP5 3NU: also in HP5 3HP5 3NX: also in HP5 3HP5 3NY: also in HP5 3HP5 3NZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3PA: also in HP5 3HP5 3PE: also in HP5 3HP5 3PF: also in HP5 3HP5 3PH: also in HP5 3HP5 3PJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3PL: also in HP5 3HP5 3PN: also in HP5 3HP5 3PP: also in HP5 3HP5 3PQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3PR: also in HP5 3HP5 3PS: also in HP5 3HP5 3PT: also in HP5 3HP5 3PW: also in HP5 3HP5 3PY: also in HP5 3HP5 3QE: also in HP5 3HP5 3QF: also in HP5 3HP5 3QG: also in HP5 3HP5 3QJ: also in HP5 3HP5 3QN: also in HP5 3HP5 3QP: also in HP5 3HP5 3QQ: also in HP5 3HP5 3QW: also in HP5 3HP5 3QY: also in HP5 3HP5 3QZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3RA: also in HP5 3HP5 3RB: also in HP5 3HP5 3RD: also in HP5 3HP5 3RE: also in HP5 3HP5 3SA: also in HP5 3HP5 3SZ: also in HP5 3HP5 3XT: also in HP5 3 Berkhamsted station 4.8 kmChesham North HP5 3NR Map of HP5 3NR and what is near it Map of HP5 3NR: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Chesham North HP5 3NR
  • HP5 3NR
  • Other postcodes in HP5 3: 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 51.7294, longitude -0.6061)

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 3NR?

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 3NR?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP5 3NR 100% Buckinghamshire 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP5 3NR 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 3NR?

BinDayBuddy has not read Buckinghamshire Council's days for HP5 3NR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for HP5 3NR 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 3NR 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 3NR.

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 3NR: 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 3NR is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 04:45 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 04:45 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 3NR?

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 3NR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HP5 3NR 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

What council tax band are homes near HP5 3NR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around HP5 3NR. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 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 3NR

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 90 (9%)£1,684
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,965
Band Cabout 30 (3%)£2,246
Band Dabout 90 (9%)£2,527
Band Eabout 130 (13%)£3,088
Band Fabout 190 (19%)£3,650
Band Gabout 350 (35%)£4,211
Band Habout 120 (12%)£5,053

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 3NR is in (ONS area E01017766), rounded by the VOA.

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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 3NR?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP5 3NR is Berkhamsted Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Berkhamsted Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • Amersham Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Chesham Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.7 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 3NR, 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 3NR?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 3.0 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 3NR?

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

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 3NR?

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

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

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

The centre of HP5 3NR is in 3 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 3NR?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP5 3NR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, 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 3NR

Ward
Chesham North
Parish
Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards
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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HP5 3NZ60 mHP5 3NP200 mHP5 3NS380 mHP5 3PF780 mHP5 3NJ810 mHP5 3NT830 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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