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SL8 5DZ

POSTCODE

SL8 5DZ is a postcode in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5651, -0.7066
OS grid SU897859 (489,749, 185,928)
IMD England
9/10
#30120
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
MoM -31% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XH78V+29
Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 4.0 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.
30120
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30120 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 SL8

Police Recorded Crime near SL8 5DZ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SL8 5DZ

Counts are for Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns 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
22
YoY -8%
433322
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY +8%
24132
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1161
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1382
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
18
YoY stable
402917
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

69
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,471
White Brit.80.2%
Other White7.0%
Other Asian5.7%
White Irish1.9%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 3.8%

Religion

Total residents: 1,471
Christian52.0%
No religion39.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,471
50–6422.8%
35–4917.7%
25–3414.1%
65–7413.7%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.2%

Households

Total households: 699
One person: other17.9%
One person: aged 66+15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Single family household, all members 66+11.6%
+ 9 other households · 28.9%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Bourne End Rail Station

    Rail

    1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min

  • Cookham Rail Station

    Rail

    1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min

  • Furze Platt Rail Station

    Rail

    3.9 km straight lineabout 48 min

Bus stops

  • Riversdale South

    Bus · Opp · south

    41 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Riversdale South

    Bus · adj · north

    101 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Ferry Lane

    Bus · Southbound · south

    482 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Ferry Lane

    Bus · Northbound · north

    517 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Village Memorial

    Bus · Stop VM · east

    649 m straight lineabout 8 min

Coordinates & Location for SL8 5DZ

England
Country
Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns
Ward
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SL8 5DZ
Coordinates
51.5651, -0.7066
Grid reference
SU897859
Easting
489,749
Northing
185,928
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XH78V+29
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bourne End
Travel to Work
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
ITL Region
Buckinghamshire
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Beaconsfield E14001082
Constituency
E14001082
Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns
Constituency code
E14001082
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Wooburn
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 060D E01017849
E01017849
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckinghamshire 060 E02003716
E02003716
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wycombe 021D E01017849
E01017849
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wycombe 021 E02003716
E02003716
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

7:24 AM6:12 PM
7:24 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 48 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:24 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 48 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SL8 5DZ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017849 and MSOA E02003716 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 30120
Present — Active
Postcode SL8 5DZ 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

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