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388 recorded sales · median £226,000 · Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council · Conservative-controlled 50/97 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
73/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£226k
median price
6.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£226k
median sold price
11.3 yrs
of local pay to buy
24 min
London — fastest
28
rail stations mapped
13
grammar schools
273
schools total
6.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
1,423
Violence — most
8.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
1.2%
in a flood zone
998
green spaces
7
PM2.5 · WHO 5
1,187
eat & drink
356
shops
68.1%
gigabit
115
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£287,475 in 2014 → £520,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Buckinghamshire, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-15
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £226,000. That's about 11.3× local earnings — around the 11.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 7 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 388 sales£226,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.3× · five-year average 11.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Buckinghamshire21.9%
Of the homes across Buckinghamshire that sold again within five years, 21.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses1.1%
Semi-detached houses2.8%
Terraced houses5.2%
Flats25.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new32.9%
Bought second-hand18.6%
Overall
Typical resale gain+14% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (3,304 resale pairs) across Buckinghamshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership70%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,425
Buckinghamshire Council£2,038
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£89
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,617
Band B£1,886
Band C£2,156
Band D (baseline)£2,425
Band E£2,964
Band F£3,503
Band G£4,042
Band H£4,850
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Buckinghamshire how Desborough Avenue compares · from Buckinghamshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: East Burnham +40.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Burnham | £902,500 | +40.4% | 72 |
| Beaconsfield Old Town | £860,000 | +33.2% | 146 |
| Haydon Hill | £325,000 | +31.3% | 36 |
| Buckingham | £347,500 | +30.8% | 100 |
| Winslow | £385,000 | +28.7% | 174 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Desborough Avenue — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 Desborough Avenue | Detached | — | — | £370,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 282 DESBOROUGH AVENUE | Semi-detached | — | — | £475,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 205 Desborough Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £400,000 | Apr 2026 |
| THE JOUEIDS, 241 DESBOROUGH AVENUE | Detached | — | — | £670,000 | Nov 2025 |
| 276 Desborough Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £395,000 | Sep 2025 |
| 133, Desborough Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £345,000 | Sep 2025 |
| 284 Desborough Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £520,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 263 Desborough Avenue | Detached | — | — | £515,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 238 Desborough Avenue | Semi-detached | — | — | £430,000 | Aug 2025 |
| Flat 3 Avery Court 211 Desborough Avenue | Flat | — | — | £240,000 | Jun 2025 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Buckinghamshire
Crime runs at 6.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Buckinghamshire
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Buckinghamshire district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Buckinghamshire
Population553,078
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.4/10
Employment
7.8/10
Education & skills
7.2/10
Health & disability
8.7/10
Crime
7.2/10
Housing & services
3.7/10
Living environment
6.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Buckinghamshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+62%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.3%
Degree-level (Level 4+)41%
Good or very good health86%
Own their home70%
Median age42.2
Born outside the UK17%
See the full Buckinghamshire report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
of the 4 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrygrove Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.2 km |
| High Wycombe Church of England Combined School | Primary | — | 0.6 km |
| Wycombe High School | Secondary | Outstanding ('24) | 0.7 km |
| Oakridge School | Primary | Good ('22) | 0.7 km |
| First Steps First Wycombe | Nursery | — | 0.8 km |
| Wycombe Hospital Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.8 km |
| John Hampden Grammar School | Secondary | Outstanding ('22) | 0.9 km |
| Kite Ridge | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.9 km |
| Marie Redmond Tuition | Nursery | — | 0.9 km |
| St Michael's Catholic School | All-through | Inspected '26 — see report | 1.0 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 81.8 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 85.9 yrs |
| Smoking | 8.3% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 63.1% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
13
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.9 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
13 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Valley Dentalcare | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Desborough Surgery | GP | Good ('17) | 0.8 km |
| Buckinghamshire Priority Dental | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Desborough Road (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.8 km |
| Wye Valley Surgery | GP | Good ('23) | 0.8 km |
| Superdrug Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.9 km |
| Lansdales Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Buckinghamshire
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 25 min from High Wycombe.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Wycombe | 0.9 mi | London Marylebone | 25 min |
| Marlow | 3.7 mi | — | no direct train |
| Bourne End | 4.1 mi | — | no direct train |
| Saunderton | 4.4 mi | London Marylebone | 39 min |
| Cookham | 5.0 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from High Wycombe (25 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging31 points
Per 10,000 residents0.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Buckinghamshire
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1001.8%
Flood zone1.2% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)
Historic landfill175 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings5,881
Conservation areas183
Green belt32.1%
Green spaces998
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Buckinghamshire
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 1,187 | 94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 356 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 115 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 998 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Buckinghamshire
Figures for the wider Buckinghamshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.3%
In work (employment rate)61.6%
Companies registered here109,152
New incorporations (12m)12,132
Property companies (SPVs)13,378
See the full Buckinghamshire report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district