Gerrards Cross

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• Today: 11° / 8° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:30

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US 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

47 reported · August 2026

• Violence & sexual offences15
• Anti-social behaviour8
• Criminal damage & arson7
• Shoplifting5

Neighbourhood team: Denham and Gerrards Cross · 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)

142 food businesses within 2 miles

• 126 rated 4–5 ★ (101 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gerrards Cross (0.3 km)
• 10 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: 159.9p · BP (11.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (9.7 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

47 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: West Common (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools9
• Sports pitches40
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

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 (Gerrards Cross Common)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 32 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)

• Schools6
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

34,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

117 jobs advertised · £46,234 avg

e.g. Operational Resilience Manager, Part Time Finance Director, Commercial Cleaners for Offices

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

27% low-carbon electricity

Gas 72% · Wind 13% · Biomass 7% · Nuclear 6%

291 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South 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

5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SL9

• The Hall Practice
• The Misbourne Surgery
• The Allan Practice

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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