Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17406
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17406 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.
Police Recorded Crime near HP5 2BH
Crime trends · near HP5 2BH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY +600%
ASB
4
YoY +300%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
23
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,270
White Brit.49.6%
Pakistani30.9%
Other White7.3%
African1.9%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
+ 4 other groups · 8.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,270
No religion31.4%
Muslim31.1%
Christian29.6%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,262
35–4926.4%
25–3416.6%
50–6414.6%
10–158.7%
≤48.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Total households: 469
Other23.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
With dependent children6.8%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Chesham and Amersham E14001162
Constituency
E14001162
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Chesham North
Constituency code
E14001162
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Chesham
International Territorial Level
Buckinghamshire
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Thames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Buckinghamshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 14Y
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Buckinghamshire 028D E01017781
E01017781
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckinghamshire 028 E02003678
E02003678
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chiltern 003D E01017781
E01017781
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chiltern 003 E02003678
E02003678
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> Present
December 1997 — Introduced
Postcode HP5 2BH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 17406
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017781 and MSOA E02003678 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP5 2BH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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