Old Amersham
Buckinghamshire 034 · 5 sub-areas · 7,844 residents
Buckinghamshire 034 is a settled, largely owner-occupied corner of Buckinghamshire, home to around 7,800 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,300 a month — slightly above the county median but well below what you'd pay in comparable commuter territory closer to London. With nearly half the workforce doing at least some work from home, it reads more like a quiet residential base than a commuter corridor.
Old Amersham is a commuter neighbourhood within Buckinghamshire — train into London runs in around 52 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 Old Amersham?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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.
Old Amersham in Buckinghamshire
Living in Old Amersham
This part of Buckinghamshire has the feel of a place where people have planted roots rather than passed through. Owner-occupation sits at nearly three in four households — unusually high even for the South East — and the age profile skews firmly towards families and established residents. Around a quarter of the population is under 18, and couples with children make up close to three in ten households, giving the area a settled, suburban character.
Rents here are firmly mid-range for the South East. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,300 a month, and even a three-bedroom property averages roughly £1,600 — prices that feel stretched by national standards, but modest compared to the commuter belt villages closer to the M25. The median sale price sits above £650,000, which means buying is a long stretch: at current prices, saving a deposit takes around nine years on a typical local salary.
The demographic picture is notably well-qualified: just over half of residents hold a degree, which is substantially above the regional average and reflects the area's appeal to professional households. The ethnic diversity index of 33 suggests a moderately mixed community, with around four in five residents UK-born.
Practically speaking, the area leans heavily on the car — about 36% of residents drive to work — but more than half work from home at least some of the time, which has reshaped the daily rhythm considerably. The nearest mainline rail station is around 1.5 km away (roughly an 18-minute walk), and the public-transport rail commute to London runs at just under 50 minutes. For a Buckinghamshire address within reach of the capital, that's a reasonable trade-off.
See the streets and sub-areas below for more on specific pockets within this neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Buckinghamshire 034 a nice place to live?
- For families and established professionals, yes. It's one of the least deprived parts of England — IMD decile 9.2 out of 10 — with low crime, high owner-occupation, and over half the workforce able to work from home. The trade-off is that school ratings within catchment distance are below the national average, and buying is a genuine stretch at median sale prices above £650,000.
- What is the rent in Buckinghamshire 034?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,030 a month, a two-bedroom home about £1,300, and a three-bedroom property roughly £1,600. Rents rose about 4.7% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from county-level data using local sale prices, as official rent statistics don't go below the council area.
- Is Buckinghamshire 034 safe?
- It's noticeably safer than average. The crime rate sits at around 47 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, compared to a UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. The low deprivation score and high owner-occupation rate both correlate with lower crime levels, and the area consistently sits in the least-deprived tenth of English neighbourhoods.
- What's the commute from Buckinghamshire 034 to London?
- By public transport, London is around 49 minutes away. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.5 km away — about an 18-minute walk. Bear in mind that just over half of residents work from home at least some of the time, so for many people the commute question matters less than it once did.
- Who lives in Buckinghamshire 034?
- Mostly families and established owner-occupiers. Nearly three in four households own their home, around a quarter of the population is under 18, and couples with children make up close to 29% of households. Over half of residents hold a degree. It's not a neighbourhood of young renters — only 14% of the population is aged 18–34.
- What schools are near Buckinghamshire 034?
- There are 37 schools within 2 km of typical residents, though only around 31% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1.4 km away. If school catchment is a key factor, it's worth checking individual Ofsted ratings before committing to a specific street.
- How good is broadband in Buckinghamshire 034?
- Excellent. Around 96% of premises can access gigabit-capable broadband, and no properties in the area fall below the universal service obligation minimum speed. For a predominantly work-from-home population — over half of residents — that's a genuinely important practical advantage.