Neighbourhood · Buckinghamshire · South East
Fairford Leys
Buckinghamshire 016 · 6 sub-areas · 9,405 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (79/100)Watch-out: Families (65/100)Liveability 79/100 · Top quartile
Fairford Leys is a mid-density neighbourhood of Buckinghamshire in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
79/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Fairford Leys?
A snapshot of Fairford Leys
The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 8 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,467 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Fairford Leys in Buckinghamshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Fairford Leys?
- The median monthly rent across Fairford Leys is £1,467.
- How safe is Fairford Leys?
- Fairford Leys has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Fairford Leys?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 17 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Fairford Leys?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Fairford Leys, of which 23% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 811 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Fairford Leys?
- The most common council tax band in Fairford Leys is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,293. Council tax is set by Buckinghamshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Fairford Leys to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Fairford Leys to central London is approximately 71 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Fairford Leys?
- 100% of premises in Fairford Leys are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Fairford Leys?
- Fairford Leys sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Fairford Leys?
- 72% of households in Fairford Leys are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Fairford Leys?
- The average property price across Buckinghamshire (the local authority covering Fairford Leys) is approximately £479,409, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Fairford Leys a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.43 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £35,937.)
- Which local areas are part of Fairford Leys?
- Fairford Leys contains 6 local areas: Buckinghamshire 016B, Buckinghamshire 016D, Buckinghamshire 016C, Buckinghamshire 016F, Buckinghamshire 016E…
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Frequently asked about Fairford Leys
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Fairford Leys?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Fairford Leys is £1,467. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Fairford Leys a safe place to live?
- Fairford Leys has a safety score of 76/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Fairford Leys?
- 23% of schools within 2 km of Fairford Leys are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Fairford Leys?
- Public-transport commute time from Fairford Leys to central London is approximately 71 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Fairford Leys different from the rest of Buckinghamshire?
- Fairford Leys contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Fairford Leys rank in Buckinghamshire?
- Fairford Leys scores 79/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Buckinghamshire, see the Cities table on the Buckinghamshire page.
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