Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HP22 4BU
Postcode
HP22 4BU
Coordinates
51.8727, -0.9167
Grid reference
SP746198
Easting
474,677
Northing
219,899
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XV3FM+38
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Quainton
Travel to Work
Milton Keynes
ITL Region
Buckinghamshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19977
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19977 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near HP22 4BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near HP22 4BU
Counts are for Quainton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.5%
Other White3.2%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian58.8%
No religion34.5%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6425.9%
35–4916.6%
65–7411.0%
75–8410.3%
10–159.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
All members 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
Any member 66+14.6%
Other10.3%
+ 7 other households · 27.8%
Administrative Information
Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Council AreaBuckingham and Bletchley E14001141
Constituency
E14001141Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Quainton
Constituency code
E14001141
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Quainton
International Territorial Level
Buckinghamshire
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Buckinghamshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 14Y
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Buckinghamshire 009A E01017703
E01017703MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckinghamshire 009 E02003659
E02003659LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Aylesbury Vale 008A E01017703
E01017703MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Aylesbury Vale 008 E02003659
E02003659Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode HP22 4BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 19977
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017703 and MSOA E02003659 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP22 4BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near HP22 4BU
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