Area guide

Living in HP22, Buckinghamshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around HP22 in Buckinghamshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Buckinghamshire: £479,736, up 1.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in HP22 →
See where HP22 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Buckinghamshire: £2,527 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare HP22 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for HP22 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around HP22

122 recorded home sales on the streets around central HP22 in the last 2 years, with a median of £425,000 and a range from £100,000 to £885,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
36 Aplin Road, HP21 9BT Semi-detached £425,000 21 Aug 2026
69 Queens Mead, HP21 7AP Semi-detached £495,000 10 Aug 2026
101 Welbeck Avenue, HP21 9BN Semi-detached £405,000 31 Jul 2026
230 Tring Road, HP20 1JS Semi-detached £515,000 31 Jul 2026
71 Bedgrove, HP21 7BQ Semi-detached £417,000 23 Jul 2026
244 Ingram Avenue, HP21 9DE Semi-detached £375,000 20 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

23 schools within 3 miles , of which 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Turnfurlong Junior School Primary Outstanding 1.0 mi away 1.18 mi 2026/27
Aylesbury Grammar School Secondary Outstanding 1.4 mi away 1.31 mi 2026/27
Aylesbury High School Secondary Outstanding 1.4 mi away 0.8 mi 2026/27
Bedgrove Junior School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Broughton Junior School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Turnfurlong Infant School Primary Good 1.0 mi away 0.44 mi 2026/27

Schools in HP22 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy Primary 0.17 mi 2026/27
Halton Community Combined School Primary 0.33 mi 2026/27
Bierton Church of England Combined School Primary 1.39 mi 2026/27
John Colet School Secondary 1.62 mi 2026/27

Will an address here get a place? How far Buckinghamshire schools admitted from, school by school →

17 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for HP22 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Managers, directors and senior officials22.4%
Professional occupations22.0%
Associate professional and technical16.3%
Administrative and secretarial11.0%
Skilled trades8.2%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

Crime

58 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central HP22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Buckinghamshire's figures.

Buses from the centre of HP22

Best-served stop: Holiday Inn, with 3.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of HP22 is Holiday Inn: 3.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:45, last 23:51. Routes there: 62, 500, X500, 61, 61A, X61. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

2 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of HP22. The nearest, Oakfield Surgery, has 5,895 registered patients and 2,807 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Oakfield Surgery1.1 mi5,8952,807
Poplar Grove Practice1.4 mi24,7652,175

Nearest A&E: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, where 60.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 70.1%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Buckinghamshire pays £2,527 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Buckinghamshire, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Buckinghamshire, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,982+4.2%
2022-23£2,068+4.3%
2023-24£2,177+5.3%
2024-25£2,286+5.0%
2025-26£2,402+5.1%
2026-27£2,527+5.2%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Buckinghamshire, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about HP22

What is the average house price in HP22?

The average sold price in Buckinghamshire is £479,736 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in HP22?

Prices in Buckinghamshire are up 1.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in HP22?

The median of 122 recorded sales around central HP22 in the last 2 years is £425,000, ranging from £100,000 to £885,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in HP22?

23 schools sit within 3 miles of central HP22, and 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in HP22?

58 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central HP22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is HP22 at risk of flooding?

Central HP22 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is HP22 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 88% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £425,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 58 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is HP22 safe?

58 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central HP22 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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