SL8 5AE postcode in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire

SL8 5AE is a postcode in Bourne End, in the Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns ward of Buckinghamshire. It is in the Beaconsfield parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 4 of 25 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Buckinghamshire: 82% Typical price £581,250 Homes sold in SL8 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Bourne End 150 m in a straight line

Where SL8 5AE is, and what is near it

Map of SL8 5AE and what is near it Map of SL8 5AE: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the SL8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SL8 5AA: also in SL8 5SL8 5AB: also in SL8 5SL8 5AD: also in SL8 5SL8 5AG: also in SL8 5SL8 5AH: also in SL8 5SL8 5AJ: also in SL8 5SL8 5AL: also in SL8 5SL8 5AN: also in SL8 5SL8 5AP: also in SL8 5SL8 5AQ: also in SL8 5SL8 5AR: also in SL8 5SL8 5AS: also in SL8 5SL8 5AT: also in SL8 5SL8 5AU: also in SL8 5SL8 5AW: also in SL8 5SL8 5AX: also in SL8 5SL8 5AY: also in SL8 5SL8 5AZ: also in SL8 5SL8 5BB: also in SL8 5SL8 5BE: also in SL8 5SL8 5BG: also in SL8 5SL8 5BH: also in SL8 5SL8 5BQ: also in SL8 5SL8 5DB: also in SL8 5SL8 5DG: also in SL8 5SL8 5DH: also in SL8 5SL8 5DJ: also in SL8 5SL8 5DL: also in SL8 5SL8 5DN: also in SL8 5SL8 5DQ: also in SL8 5SL8 5DS: also in SL8 5SL8 5DT: also in SL8 5SL8 5DW: also in SL8 5SL8 5DX: also in SL8 5SL8 5FF: also in SL8 5SL8 5FH: also in SL8 5SL8 5FN: also in SL8 5SL8 5FP: also in SL8 5SL8 5GZ: also in SL8 5SL8 5HA: also in SL8 5SL8 5HB: also in SL8 5SL8 5HD: also in SL8 5SL8 5HE: also in SL8 5SL8 5HF: also in SL8 5SL8 5HG: also in SL8 5SL8 5HQ: also in SL8 5SL8 5HS: also in SL8 5SL8 5QA: also in SL8 5SL8 5QD: also in SL8 5SL8 5QE: also in SL8 5SL8 5QF: also in SL8 5SL8 5QG: also in SL8 5SL8 5QH: also in SL8 5SL8 5QN: also in SL8 5SL8 5QP: also in SL8 5SL8 5QR: also in SL8 5SL8 5QW: also in SL8 5SL8 5RA: also in SL8 5SL8 5RJ: also in SL8 5SL8 5RL: also in SL8 5SL8 5RN: also in SL8 5SL8 5RR: also in SL8 5SL8 5RS: also in SL8 5SL8 5RT: also in SL8 5SL8 5RU: also in SL8 5SL8 5RW: also in SL8 5SL8 5RX: also in SL8 5SL8 5RY: also in SL8 5SL8 5RZ: also in SL8 5SL8 5SA: also in SL8 5SL8 5SB: also in SL8 5SL8 5SE: also in SL8 5SL8 5SS: also in SL8 5SL8 5ST: also in SL8 5SL8 5SX: also in SL8 5SL8 5SY: also in SL8 5SL8 5TB: also in SL8 5SL8 5TD: also in SL8 5SL8 5UT: also in SL8 5SL8 5UW: also in SL8 5SL8 5XD: also in SL8 5SL8 5XE: also in SL8 5SL8 5XF: also in SL8 5SL8 5XG: also in SL8 5SL8 5XH: also in SL8 5SL8 5XJ: also in SL8 5SL8 5XL: also in SL8 5SL8 5XN: also in SL8 5SL8 5XW: also in SL8 5SL8 5YP: also in SL8 5SL8 5YQ: also in SL8 5SL8 5YS: also in SL8 5 School 550 mSchool 1.0 kmGP 2.3 kmCookham station 2.3 kmGreat Marlow School 3.9 kmMarlow Medical Group 4.3 kmBourne End SL8 5AE Map of SL8 5AE and what is near it Map of SL8 5AE: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the SL8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 550 mGP 2.3 kmBourne End SL8 5AE
  • SL8 5AE
  • Other postcodes in SL8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 51.5763, longitude -0.7085)

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 SL8 5AE?

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 SL8 5AE?

Every home and business at SL8 5AE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 SL8 5AE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Buckinghamshire Council's days for SL8 5AE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SL8 5AE 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 SL8 5AE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 25 homes and businesses at SL8 5AE. 4 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

25 homes and businesses at SL8 5AE Low: 4Not in an area at risk: 21

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 SL8 5AE: 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 SL8 5AE 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 SL8 5AE?

Homes in SL8 5 sold for a typical £581,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, up 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£581,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£561,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £795,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £597,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £492,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £295,000 21 sales

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

Across the whole SL8 district: a typical £581,250 from 112 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 SL8 5AE

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in SL8 5AE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 June 2026. The middle price was £542,500, from £295,000 to £673,500. Across SL8 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £581,250. 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

Food hygiene ratings at SL8 5AE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SL8 5AE. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SL8 5AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around SL8 5AE. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. 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 SL8 5AE

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 D, the most common, is £2,527.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,684
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,965
Band Cabout 90 (11%)£2,246
Band Dabout 220 (27%)£2,527
Band Eabout 140 (17%)£3,088
Band Fabout 170 (21%)£3,650
Band Gabout 110 (13%)£4,211
Band Habout 30 (4%)£5,053

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 12% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 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 SL8 5AE is in (ONS area E01017847), 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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest open schools to SL8 5AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SL8 5AE, 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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SL8 5AE is Bourne End Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bourne End Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Cookham Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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 St Mark's Church, 130 m away.

More stations near SL8 5AE, 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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SL8 5AE, 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 SL8 5AE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SL8 5AE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest to the centre of SL8 5AE, 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 SL8 5AE?

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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SL8 5AE, 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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SL8 5AE, 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 SL8 5AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SL8 5AE 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 SL8 5AE in a conservation area?

The centre of SL8 5AE is in one area with planning rules of its 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 SL8 5AE?

Police.uk records 21 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SL8 5AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Burglary1 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 SL8 5AE

Ward
Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns
Parish
Wooburn
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Bourne End
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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