Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HP8 4EF
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
HP8 4EF
Coordinates
51.6467, -0.5844
Grid reference
SU980951
Easting
498,043
Northing
195,164
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XJCW8+M7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
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.
25173
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25173 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 HP8 4EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near HP8 4EF
Counts are for Amersham & Chesham Bois 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
50
YoY stable
503520
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY -50%
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.5%
Other White5.5%
Indian4.8%
Other Asian2.8%
White Irish2.6%
+ 3 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
Christian52.8%
No religion31.5%
Not answered6.2%
Hindu4.7%
Jewish1.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4920.6%
65–7410.3%
10–159.7%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.9%
Any member 66+16.1%
All members 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Other10.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.2%
Administrative Information
Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Council AreaChesham and Amersham E14001162
Constituency
E14001162Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Amersham & Chesham Bois
Constituency code
E14001162
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Amersham
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 034C E01017744
E01017744MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckinghamshire 034 E02003682
E02003682LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chiltern 007C E01017744
E01017744MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chiltern 007 E02003682
E02003682Urban: 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
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode HP8 4EF 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: 25173
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017744 and MSOA E02003682 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP8 4EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near HP8 4EF
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