Fawley
Fawley is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 258. The nearest railway station is Bourne Again Junction, 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fawley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Buckinghamshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 553,079 residents at roughly 353 people per km².
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 113th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 6° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:29
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bourne Again Junction (0.9 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Henley-On-Thames (4.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£477,450 average
Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (9.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (9.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Badgemore Park (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
553,079 residents in Buckinghamshire · 353/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 250 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Aylesbury Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Aylesbury High SchoolOutstanding
- Beaconsfield High SchoolOutstanding
- Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Dr Challoner's High SchoolOutstanding
- John Hampden Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Waddesdon Church of England SchoolOutstanding
- Wycombe High SchoolOutstanding
- Buckingham SchoolGood
- E-Act Bourne End AcademyGood
- Princes Risborough SchoolGood
- Royal Latin SchoolGood
- The Chalfonts Community CollegeGood
- The Grange SchoolGood
- The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeGood
- Aylesbury UTCRequires improvement
- Sir William Ramsay SchoolInadequate
- Amersham School
- Burnham Grammar School
- Chesham Grammar School
- Chiltern Hills Academy
- Cressex Community School
- Great Marlow School
- Holmer Green Senior School
- John Colet School
- Pioneer Secondary Academy
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- The Beaconsfield School
- The Cottesloe School
- The Highcrest Academy
- The Kingsbrook School
- The Mandeville School
- The Misbourne School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Buckinghamshire
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Fawley Green)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,241 applications decided
85.1% granted · 1,056 granted, 185 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 3
- Con 50
- LD 26
- Grn 2
- Ref 2
- Oth 14
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
34,245 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £40,534 avg
e.g. Riggers - Fawley, Commercial Cleaners, Office Cleaners
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in RG9
- The Hart Surgery
- Nettlebed Surgery
- The Bell Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wycombe:
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 545 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND368 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks155 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases149 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills116 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Fawley, Buckinghamshire · 0.0 kmFawley is a village and civil parish in Wycombe district in the south-western corner of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the boundary between Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, about seven miles west of Great Marlow a…
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Fawley · 0.3 kmSt Mary the Virgin's Church is in centre of the village of Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church on the deanery of Wycombe, the archdeaconry of Buckingham, and the diocese of Oxford.…
Fawley Bottom · 0.8 kmFawley Bottom is a small village in south Buckinghamshire, England, north of Henley-on-Thames. It is in the civil parish of Fawley.
Fawley Hill Railway · 1.0 kmFawley Hill Railway is a privately owned heritage railway on the Fawley Hill estate of the late Sir William McAlpine at Fawley in Buckinghamshire, England.
- Culden Faw Estate · 1.5 km
The Culden Faw Estate is a large-scale agricultural, sporting, and residential estate covering 3,500 acres (14 km2) across the boundaries of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England.
Henley Park · 2.1 kmHenley Park is a country house and landscape garden in Bix and Assendon civil parish in the Chiltern Hills of South Oxfordshire, England. The house is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Henley-on-Thames. The park adjoi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fawley?
- Fawley is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Buckinghamshire local authority.
- What is the population of Fawley?
- Fawley has an approximate settlement population of 258.
- How deprived is Fawley?
- The Buckinghamshire local authority, which includes Fawley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.