Is Buckinghamshire a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Buckinghamshire, from official data · 48 postcode districts · 16,145 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Buckinghamshire, from official data · 48 postcode districts · 16,145 postcodes
The average home in Buckinghamshire sold for £479,736 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.1% on a year earlier. Across Buckinghamshire, police record 62 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Buckinghamshire, the nearest primary school is Prestwood Infant School, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest secondary is The Misbourne School, 2.0 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is The John Hampden Surgery, 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
Great Missenden station is 1.7 mi away.
Across Buckinghamshire, police record 62 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Buckinghamshire sold for £479,736 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £858,673, semi-detached £472,407, terraced £378,389, flats £234,615. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Prestwood Infant School, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is The Misbourne School, 2.0 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Great Missenden is 1.7 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £79,145 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).