New Denham
New Denham is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 1,900. It has around 1 school, around 1 GP surgery, around 1 pharmacy, around 3 supermarkets, around 42 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Uxbridge, 1.1 km away. There were around 297 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Denham 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
- Beaconsfield
- 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:28
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, 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
390 food businesses within 2 miles
- 288 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
- 30 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Uxbridge (1.1 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Denham (2.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, 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: 138.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (10.4 km)
28 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
122 charging locations within ~8 km
- 31 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: McDonalds Denham (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds6
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 85 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
Your MP
Joy Morrissey
Conservative
Beaconsfield
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés47
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
34,245 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Grid electricity
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Wind 28% · Biomass 13% · Nuclear 10%
199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
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
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in UB9
- Harefield Practice
- Denham Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Beaconsfield:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND227 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks192 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones184 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth159 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence134 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Uxbridge High Street railway station · 0.6 kmUxbridge High Street railway station in Uxbridge, England, was on what is now Oxford Road near its junction with Sanderson Road. It was the southern terminus and only station on the Great Western Railway (GWR) branch…
Crown and Treaty · 0.6 kmThe Crown and Treaty is an historic building on Oxford Road in Uxbridge, England, dating from 1576. It was the site where Charles I and his parliamentary opponents attempted negotiations between 30 January and 22 Febr…
- Uxbridge Alderglade · 0.9 km
Uxbridge Alderglade is a 2.9-hectare (7.2-acre) nature reserve in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
Denham Roundabout · 0.9 kmThe Denham Roundabout is a road junction in Denham, Buckinghamshire. It was originally opened in 1943 in conjunction with the completion of the new Western Avenue route into west London. The Western Avenue took over t…
River Misbourne · 0.9 kmThe River Misbourne is a chalk river that rises in a field on the outskirts of Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, passing through Little Missenden, Old Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and under the Chi…
The Pavilions · 1.0 kmThe Pavilions is an indoor shopping centre in Uxbridge, Greater London, England. It was opened in 1973 and refurbished in 1985 and has previously been known as the Pavilions Shopping Centre and before that, The Cedars…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Denham?
- New Denham is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Buckinghamshire local authority.
- What is the population of New Denham?
- New Denham has an approximate settlement population of 1,900.
- How deprived is New Denham?
- The Buckinghamshire local authority, which includes New Denham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.