Postcode HP5 1QX (Buckinghamshire)

Map showing HP5 1QX and nearby postcodes

The postcode HP5 1QX is located in Buckinghamshire It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. HP5 1QX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

HP5 1QX is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of HP5 1QX as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to HP5 1QX is Pump Lane which is centered 68 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Cresswell Road and is 343 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.54 km away at Chesham Underground Station The closest railway station is Amersham Rail Station, 2.38 km away.

The closest primary school to HP5 1QX (for ages 11 and under) is Waterside Primary Academy. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Chesham Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 13, 2014 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of HP5 1QX is The Nags Head and is 7 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 1, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Holmer Green Chilli and is 7.57 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 21, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 144.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for HP5 1QX is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Buckinghamshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to HP5 1QX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to HP5 1QX, and the approximate distance away.

Pump Lane 68 m
Hill Farm Road 119 m
Black Horse Avenue 193 m
Cannon Mill Avenue 202 m
Cresswell Road 313 m
Bois Moor Road 434 m
Waterside 751 m
Latimer Road 2.46 km
A416 2.68 km
A413 22.05 km
A329 36.76 km
M40 50.52 km
A46 99.8 km
M4 108.7 km
M1 111.09 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode HP5 1QX

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from HP5 1QX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Waterside Primary Academy 188 m
Chesham Bois Church of England School 781 m
Elangeni School Good
(January 9, 2019)
1.3 km
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 1.32 km
Chestnut Lane School Outstanding
(January 22, 2014)
1.45 km
The Beacon School 1.48 km
Thomas Harding Junior School Good
(November 10, 2021)
1.5 km
Chesham Grammar School Outstanding
(March 13, 2014)
1.6 km
Heatherton School 1.78 km
Heritage House School Good
(May 16, 2019)
1.93 km
Woodside Junior School 2.03 km
Newtown School Good
(September 25, 2018)
2.26 km
Brushwood Junior School Outstanding
(March 20, 2012)
2.27 km
Dr Challoner's Grammar School Outstanding
(November 6, 2019)
2.27 km
Elmtree Infant and Nursery School 2.31 km
Ley Hill School Good
(January 26, 2022)
2.4 km
St George's Church of England Infant School Good
(June 21, 2017)
2.5 km
Chiltern Hills Academy Good
(February 22, 2017)
2.62 km
Stony Dean School Outstanding
(March 5, 2019)
2.81 km
Chalfont Valley E-ACT Primary Academy Good
(October 3, 2019)
3.04 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from HP5 1QX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Kitchen Mixer Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 9, 2017
6.28 km
Medirest at The Chiltern Hospital Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 9, 2020
6.71 km
Leeside Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 31, 2012
6.99 km
The Nags Head Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 1, 2018
7 km
The Bat and Ball Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 9, 2012
7.03 km
Penn Street and Holmer Green PCC Retailers - other Exempt
March 30, 2006
7.13 km
Holmer Green Baptist Church Other catering premises 5
Very Good
April 25, 2014
7.18 km
Holmer Green Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 21, 2009
7.18 km
Village Centre Pre-School Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 5, 2010
7.26 km
Raffety Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 17, 2012
7.3 km
Missenden Abbey Ltd Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 3
Satisfactory
May 1, 2019
7.34 km
The Earl Howe Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 14, 2019
7.45 km
Aspens Services Ltd at Great Missenden CofE Combined School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 15, 2016
7.45 km
Misbourne School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
7.47 km
Lee Common Church Of England School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 7, 2018
7.47 km
Cafe Kissa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 20, 2019
7.47 km
La Petite Auberge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 23, 2015
7.47 km
Holmer Green Methodist Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 17, 2010
7.49 km
J Walsh Newsagents Retailers - other Exempt
7.53 km
Holmer Green Chilli Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 21, 2019
7.57 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to HP5 1QX - Data from Apr 2022

Cresswell Road Bus Stop/Station 343 m
Chessmount Rise Bus Stop/Station 375 m
Bois Moor Road Bus Stop/Station 418 m
Bois Moor Road Bus Stop/Station 432 m
The Unicorn Bus Stop/Station 518 m
Chesham Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.54 km
Chesham Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.54 km
Chesham Underground Station Metro/Tram 1.55 km
Amersham Rail Station Rail 2.38 km
Chalfont & Latimer Rail Station Rail 3.87 km
Chalfont & Latimer Rail Station Rail 3.88 km
London Luton Airport Air 25.63 km
London Oxford Airport Air 51.54 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to HP5 1QX - Data from Dec 2021

Kingfisher Lake Inland Water 207 m
Hill Farm Spring Woodland Or Forest 285 m
Bois Wood Woodland Or Forest 581 m
Hill Farm Plantation Woodland Or Forest 787 m
Hodds Wood Woodland Or Forest 811 m
Little Hodds Wood Woodland Or Forest 941 m
Hilbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Great Bois Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.04 km
Big Round Green Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Wychfield Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
Elvidge Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Ladies Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.16 km
Beech Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Furzefield Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Hollybush Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for HP5 1QX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 38.2 Mbps 144.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 9.1 Mbps 15.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11.5 0.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 40 9.6
300+ Mbps 100% 428.8 36.8

Gas Consumption

21 meters consuming 260,224 kWh - mean 12,392 kWh : median 12,330 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 57,595 kWh - mean 2,743 kWh : median 2,274 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for HP5 1QX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.69456900
Longitude -0.59685800
OS Easting 497078
OS Northing 0200467
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18775
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Thames Valley

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
Electoral Ward Chess Valley
Local Authority District Buckinghamshire
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000060
Travel To Work Area High Wycombe and Aylesbury

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Buckinghamshire
Cancer Alliance Thames Valley
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Buckinghamshire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Amersham/Chesham BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chesham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33041301
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Chiltern 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Chiltern 004D
Output Area / Small Area 8C1