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Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a unitary council in the South East of England. 23 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,527

Higher than 74% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£491k

Higher than 90% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

9th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Up 4.3% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,310

Higher than 77% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 5% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings11.3

Higher than 91% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint 7th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home70

Higher than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van11.5%

Lower than 90% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Joint 12th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station20.3%

Lower than 62% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

14th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket66.5%

Lower than 62% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy64.7%

Lower than 73% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available72.7%

Lower than 65% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

Higher than 72% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 14th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score51.2

Higher than 88% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 10th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,066

Lower than 63% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents53.1

Lower than 79% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 7.9% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households4.2

Lower than 64% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year29.9

Lower than 86% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

7th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier89.8%

Lower than 59% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.7

Lower than 60% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 9.5% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.6

Higher than 76% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.3

Higher than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women66.9 yrs

Higher than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Down 2.8 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average homeNot available

Not published for this council. How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean8.2 µg/m³

Higher than 53% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 35.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Buckinghamshire shares a boundary with Central Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Dacorum, Hillingdon, Milton Keynes, Slough, South Oxfordshire, Three Rivers, West Northamptonshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. West Northamptonshire£954
  2. Central Bedfordshire£1,097
  3. Cherwell£1,217
  4. Milton Keynes£1,217
  5. South Oxfordshire£1,292
  6. Buckinghamshire£1,310
  7. Wokingham£1,345
  8. Dacorum£1,378
  9. Slough£1,425
  10. Windsor and Maidenhead£1,567
  11. Hillingdon£1,586
  12. Three Rivers£1,588
Average house price, all homes
  1. West Northamptonshire£293k
  2. Milton Keynes£325k
  3. Slough£352k
  4. Cherwell£354k
  5. Central Bedfordshire£356k
  6. Dacorum£459k
  7. South Oxfordshire£474k
  8. Hillingdon£475k
  9. Buckinghamshire£491k
  10. Wokingham£499k
  11. Windsor and Maidenhead£577k
  12. Three Rivers£580k
Council tax, band D
  1. Windsor and Maidenhead£1,953
  2. Hillingdon£2,045
  3. Milton Keynes£2,372
  4. Dacorum£2,409
  5. Slough£2,414
  6. Three Rivers£2,422
  7. West Northamptonshire£2,487
  8. Wokingham£2,498
  9. Central Bedfordshire£2,516
  10. Buckinghamshire£2,527
  11. Cherwell£2,583
  12. South Oxfordshire£2,598
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Wokingham38.8
  2. South Oxfordshire40.2
  3. Central Bedfordshire46.5
  4. Three Rivers52.2
  5. Buckinghamshire53.1
  6. Windsor and Maidenhead56.8
  7. Cherwell63.0
  8. Dacorum65.6
  9. West Northamptonshire70.3
  10. Milton Keynes86.9
  11. Slough88.3
  12. Hillingdon92.3
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. South Oxfordshire1,849
  2. Cherwell2,037
  3. Windsor and Maidenhead2,039
  4. Buckinghamshire2,066
  5. West Northamptonshire2,438
  6. Three Rivers2,463
  7. Central Bedfordshire2,504
  8. Milton Keynes2,545
  9. Dacorum2,572
  10. Wokingham2,593
  11. Slough2,637
  12. Hillingdon2,688
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Central Bedfordshire56%
  2. Dacorum59%
  3. Cherwell61%
  4. South Oxfordshire64%
  5. West Northamptonshire64%
  6. Buckinghamshire66%
  7. Hillingdon66%
  8. Milton Keynes67%
  9. Windsor and Maidenhead67%
  10. Slough68%
  11. Three Rivers70%
  12. Wokingham70%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Cherwell6.7 µg/m³
  2. South Oxfordshire6.8 µg/m³
  3. Central Bedfordshire7.8 µg/m³
  4. Buckinghamshire8.2 µg/m³
  5. West Northamptonshire8.5 µg/m³
  6. Milton Keynes8.9 µg/m³
  7. Wokingham8.9 µg/m³
  8. Dacorum9.1 µg/m³
  9. Windsor and Maidenhead10.6 µg/m³
  10. Three Rivers10.8 µg/m³
  11. Slough13.5 µg/m³
  12. Hillingdon15.1 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. West Northamptonshire4.2%
  2. Milton Keynes10.1%
  3. Central Bedfordshire16.6%
  4. Dacorum19.3%
  5. Buckinghamshire20.3%
  6. Cherwell20.5%
  7. Wokingham24.1%
  8. South Oxfordshire24.8%
  9. Windsor and Maidenhead34.1%
  10. Slough34.5%
  11. Three Rivers45.1%
  12. Hillingdon47.5%

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