SL7 3NU postcode in Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire

SL7 3NU is a postcode in Marlow Bottom, in the Marlow ward of Buckinghamshire. It is in the Wycombe 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Buckinghamshire: 82% Typical price £700,000 Homes sold in SL7 3, last 12 months. ▲ 3.7% on the year before Nearest station Marlow 2.6 km in a straight line

Where SL7 3NU is, and what is near it

Map of SL7 3NU and what is near it Map of SL7 3NU: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the SL7 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SL7 3DB: also in SL7 3SL7 3DE: also in SL7 3SL7 3LU: also in SL7 3SL7 3LX: also in SL7 3SL7 3NG: also in SL7 3SL7 3NH: also in SL7 3SL7 3NJ: also in SL7 3SL7 3NL: also in SL7 3SL7 3NN: also in SL7 3SL7 3NQ: also in SL7 3SL7 3NR: also in SL7 3SL7 3NW: also in SL7 3SL7 3NX: also in SL7 3SL7 3NY: also in SL7 3SL7 3NZ: also in SL7 3SL7 3PB: also in SL7 3SL7 3PD: also in SL7 3SL7 3PG: also in SL7 3SL7 3PH: also in SL7 3SL7 3PJ: also in SL7 3SL7 3PL: also in SL7 3SL7 3PN: also in SL7 3SL7 3PP: also in SL7 3SL7 3PQ: also in SL7 3SL7 3PR: also in SL7 3SL7 3PS: also in SL7 3SL7 3PT: also in SL7 3SL7 3PU: also in SL7 3SL7 3PW: also in SL7 3SL7 3PX: also in SL7 3SL7 3PY: also in SL7 3SL7 3PZ: also in SL7 3SL7 3QA: also in SL7 3SL7 3QB: also in SL7 3SL7 3QD: also in SL7 3SL7 3QE: also in SL7 3SL7 3QF: also in SL7 3SL7 3QP: also in SL7 3SL7 3QR: also in SL7 3SL7 3QT: also in SL7 3SL7 3QU: also in SL7 3SL7 3QY: also in SL7 3SL7 3YA: also in SL7 3 School 1.7 kmGreat Marlow School 1.8 km2 places, 2.2–2.7 kmMarlow Bottom SL7 3NU Map of SL7 3NU and what is near it Map of SL7 3NU: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the SL7 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 2.2–2.7 kmMarlow Bottom SL7 3NU
  • SL7 3NU
  • Other postcodes in SL7 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5927, longitude -0.7814)

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 SL7 3NU?

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 SL7 3NU?

Every home and business at SL7 3NU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Buckinghamshire: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Buckinghamshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Buckinghamshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 SL7 3NU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Buckinghamshire Council's days for SL7 3NU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 SL7 3NU 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 SL7 3NU.

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 SL7 3NU: 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 SL7 3NU 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 SL7 3NU?

Homes in SL7 3 sold for a typical £700,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, up 3.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£700,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£675,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £850,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £607,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £588,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £250,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole SL7 district: a typical £675,000 from 239 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 SL7 3NU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SL7 3NU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 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 SL7 3NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around SL7 3NU. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (55%). 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 SL7 3NU

Band D in Buckinghamshire for 2026‑27: £2,527. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,246 (band C) to £4,211 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,650.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,684
Band Bfewer than 5£1,965
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,246
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,527
Band Eabout 240 (30%)£3,088
Band Fabout 410 (52%)£3,650
Band Gabout 100 (13%)£4,211
Band Hwithheld£5,053

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 55% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: 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 SL7 3NU is in (ONS area E01017876), 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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest open schools to SL7 3NU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SL7 3NU, 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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SL7 3NU is Marlow Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Marlow Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • High Wycombe Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Highwoods Drive, 240 m away.

More stations near SL7 3NU, 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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SL7 3NU, 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 SL7 3NU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SL7 3NU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 6 chargers 2.7 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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest to the centre of SL7 3NU, 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 SL7 3NU?

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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SL7 3NU, 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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SL7 3NU, 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 SL7 3NU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SL7 3NU 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 SL7 3NU in a conservation area?

The centre of SL7 3NU is in 2 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 SL7 3NU?

Police.uk records 17 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SL7 3NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Possession of weapons2 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 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 SL7 3NU

Ward
Marlow
Parish
Marlow Bottom
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Marlow Bottom
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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