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HP8 4LJ

POSTCODE

HP8 4LJ is a postcode in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.6280, -0.5842
OS grid SU980930 (498,092, 193,083)
IMD England
8/10
#25419
Crime · Aug '26
Low · 1.4 per 1k
MoM +0% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XJCH8+68
Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Low · 1.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region

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.
25419
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25419 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
See sold prices in HP8

Police Recorded Crime near HP8 4LJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near HP8 4LJ

Counts are for Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -57%
22134
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
6
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
3
YoY -70%
1382
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

23
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,843
White Brit.85.9%
Other White4.8%
Indian2.6%
White Irish2.1%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 3.5%

Religion

Total residents: 1,843
Christian53.6%
No religion37.8%
Not answered4.6%
Sikh1.4%
+ other · 2.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,843
50–6423.3%
35–4918.3%
65–7410.5%
25–348.4%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%

Households

Total households: 779
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
One person: aged 66+17.1%
One person: other14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Single family household, all members 66+11.2%
+ 9 other households · 26.5%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Seer Green Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    2.6 km straight lineabout 32 min

  • Beaconsfield Rail Station

    Rail · north entrance

    4.5 km straight lineabout 56 min

  • Chalfont & Latimer Rail Station

    Rail · Underground · south entrance

    4.7 km straight lineabout 59 min

Bus stops

  • Narcot Lane

    Bus · adj · south-west

    54 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Narcot Lane

    Bus · Opp · north-east

    156 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Three Households

    Bus · Eastbound · north-east

    213 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Three Households

    Bus · Westbound · west

    241 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Dean Way

    Bus · o/s 61 · west

    380 m straight lineabout 5 min

Coordinates & Location for HP8 4LJ

England
Country
Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont
Ward
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
HP8 4LJ
Coordinates
51.6280, -0.5842
Grid reference
SU980930
Easting
498,092
Northing
193,083
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XJCH8+68
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chalfont St Giles
Travel to Work
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
ITL Region
Buckinghamshire
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Chesham and Amersham E14001162
Constituency
E14001162
Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont
Constituency code
E14001162
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Chalfont St Giles
International Territorial Level
Buckinghamshire

Health & NHS

South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Thames 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 047A E01017759
E01017759
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckinghamshire 047 E02003685
E02003685
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chiltern 010A E01017759
E01017759
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chiltern 010 E02003685
E02003685
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1

Sun & Time Information

7:32 AM6:01 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1992
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> Present
January 1992 — Introduced
Postcode HP8 4LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017759 and MSOA E02003685 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 25419
Present — Active
Postcode HP8 4LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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