Chalfont Common & St Peter East
Buckinghamshire 050 · 5 sub-areas · 7,958 residents
Buckinghamshire 050 is a settled, predominantly owner-occupied pocket of Buckinghamshire, home to around 7,958 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,300 a month — slightly above the national median but reflective of a market where four in five residents own their home. Nearly half the working population here does so from home, making it one of the more remote-work-oriented corners of the South East.
Chalfont Common & St Peter East is a commuter neighbourhood within Buckinghamshire — train into London runs in around 58 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Chalfont Common & St Peter East?
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,467 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Chalfont Common & St Peter East in Buckinghamshire
Living in Chalfont Common & St Peter East
This part of Buckinghamshire reads immediately as somewhere people have chosen to stay, not just to pass through. Owner-occupation sits at 83%, greenspace is within easy reach — the nearest open space is under 400 metres away on average — and the age profile skews noticeably older than the national picture, with nearly a quarter of residents aged 65 or over. It feels settled in the way that well-established Home Counties commuter territory tends to: quiet roads, detached houses, and not much churn in the population.
On cost, it's not cheap. The median two-bedroom rent runs around £1,300 a month, with three-bedroom properties pushing closer to £1,600. Those figures sit comfortably above the national two-bedroom median of around £1,200, and with a median sale price of around £767,000, buying is a serious long-term project — the typical deposit takes an estimated 10.7 years to save on local earnings. Council tax at Band D comes to around £2,527 a year, which is meaningful on top of rent.
Who lives here? The demographic leans strongly towards families and older households. The 35–49 age bracket accounts for around 19% of residents, and the over-50s collectively make up nearly half the population. Couple households with children make up roughly a quarter of all homes. The private rented sector is slim — just under 11% of tenures — so competition for rental stock can be real when it does come to market.
Practically speaking, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.7 kilometres away — about a 34-minute walk, so a bike or car is useful. The public-transport commute to London runs around 55 minutes, which is workable if you're heading in a few days a week; the standout figure here is that nearly half of residents work from home, which says something about the kind of jobs people here hold. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how costs and character vary across the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Buckinghamshire 050 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, well-established part of Buckinghamshire that suits people who value low crime, good greenspace access, and a settled community. It's not cheap — median house prices are around £767,000 — but the trade-off is a genuinely low-crime, high-ownership area with strong broadband and reasonable London rail access.
- What is the rent in Buckinghamshire 050?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £1,030 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,300, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,590. Rents rose by about 4.7% over the past year. The private rental market is small here, so availability is limited.
- Is Buckinghamshire 050 safe?
- Yes — the crime rate is around 47 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, well below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area sits in the ninth deprivation decile nationally, meaning it's among the least deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.
- What's the commute from Buckinghamshire 050 to London?
- By public transport, the rail journey to London takes around 55 minutes. The nearest mainline station is about 2.7 kilometres away — most residents drive to it. Nearly half the working population here works from home, so the commute question matters less than it might elsewhere.
- Who lives in Buckinghamshire 050?
- Mostly older, established owner-occupiers. Nearly a quarter of residents are aged 65 or over, and four in five own their home. Families with children make up roughly a quarter of households. It's a less transient population than you'd find in most urban areas — turnover is low.
- What schools are near Buckinghamshire 050?
- There are 19 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 72% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2.6 kilometres away. Check current catchment boundaries directly with Buckinghamshire Council.
- How does Buckinghamshire 050 compare to other parts of Buckinghamshire for affordability?
- It's on the pricier side. The median sale price is around £767,000 and the typical deposit takes over ten years to save on local earnings. Renters also face a high cost burden — around 62% of take-home pay on a median two-bedroom. It's not the most affordable corner of the county.