Amersham

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• Today: 11° / 5° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:28

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

60 reported · August 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences14
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Other theft6
• Public order6

6 stop & searches · mostly articles for use in criminal damage

Neighbourhood team: Amersham · Thames Valley

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

684 reported road collisions (2025)

154 killed or seriously injured · 883 casualties · 12.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

155 food businesses within 2 miles

• 130 rated 4–5 ★ (103 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Amersham (1.0 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£477,450 average

Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,475 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY

• 1 bed £1,035
• 2 bed £1,310
• 3 bed £1,603

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.3 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

6,778 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (11 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

30 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: The Crown Inn-Amersham (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches38
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

553,079 residents in Buckinghamshire · 353/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK34,289
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK30,524
• Net moves+3,765

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 250 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,527 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 238,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

273 schools · 97,379 pupils

181 primary · 35 secondary · 57 other

Ofsted: 80 of 93 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

233 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Buckinghamshire

566 CQC-registered services

• Care homes136
• GP practices89
• Dentists155
• Homecare agencies133
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Buckinghamshire

• In a conservation area (Amersham)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 178 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

1,241 applications decided

85.1% granted · 1,056 granted, 185 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sarah Green

Liberal Democrat

Chesham and Amersham

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 3
• Con 50
• LD 26
• Grn 2
• Ref 2
• Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés50

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

34,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

294 jobs advertised · £40,150 avg

e.g. Teacher (Swimming), Activities Coordinator, Room Service Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£836 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,111 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

59% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 90,273 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

76% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Gas 22% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 11%

101 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 66.9 women · 65.3 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in HP7

• Rectory Meadow Surgery
• Little Chalfont Surgery
• Buckinghamshire Clinical Services

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chesham and Amersham:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND334 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks249 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills186 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities153 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth152 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Amersham Market Hall · 0.0 km

  Amersham Market Hall, formerly known as Amersham Town Hall, is a municipal building in the High Street in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. The structure is a Grade II* listed building.

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  St Mary's Church, Old Amersham · 0.1 km

  St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish in Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. The church is a grade I listed building.

• Amersham Hall · 0.1 km

  Amersham Hall was a "school for the sons of dignified gentlemen" in England. From 1829 to 1861 it was in Elmodesham House in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, relocating in 1861 to Caversham in Oxfordshire. The Caversham sit…

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  Amersham Museum · 0.2 km

  Amersham Museum at 49 and 51 High Street is a small local museum based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the High Street in Old Amersham.

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  Amersham Meeting House · 0.3 km

  The Amersham Meeting house is a Friends meeting house on Whielden Street in Amersham, a market town in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, England. It is listed at Grade II* on the National Heritage List for Englan…

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  Amersham Hospital · 0.5 km

  Amersham Hospital is located in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. It is one of three hospitals in the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)