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Walter's Ash and Naphill

Walter's Ash and Naphill is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 1,500. It has 1 supermarket, 3 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Saunderton, 2.9 km away. There were around 13 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Walter's Ash and Naphill area — all from official UK open data.

The wider council area has around 553,079 residents at roughly 353 people per km².

Council
Buckinghamshire
County
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Aylesbury
Police force
Thames Valley
52/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 138th of 294 English council areas — better than 53% of them.

Low crime79
Home affordability16
Affordable rents24
Good schools39
Life expectancy87
Employment57
Low council tax26

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 77% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour2

Neighbourhood team: Princes Risborough · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Speeding concerns covering all parishes in the Risborough and surrounding areas has been identified as a community priority according to…
  • The residents of Princes Risborough voted rogue traders and scams to be a top priority for their local neighbourhood team to focus on.

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

Road safety

607 reported road collisions (2024)

106 killed or seriously injured · 765 casualties · 11 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

63 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 52 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Saunderton (2.9 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Saunderton (2.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£490,508 average 4.3% YoY

Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-06

Detached£875,480
Semi-detached£482,969
Terraced£385,998
Flat£241,795

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,474 average monthly rent 4.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,035
  • 2 bed £1,310
  • 3 bed £1,602

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · ESSO (4.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (6.1 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

32 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Home Charger (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches13
  • 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)

Council tax

£2,527 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,684
B £1,965
C £2,246
D £2,527
E £3,088
F £3,650
G £4,211
H £5,053

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

Schools

274 schools · 97,646 pupils

182 primary · 35 secondary · 57 other

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

235inspected 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

563 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes134
  • GP practices89
  • Dentists155
  • Homecare agencies134
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Buckinghamshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 30 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

1,132 applications decided

86.9% granted · 984 granted, 148 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Greg Smith

Conservative

Mid Buckinghamshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

33,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£836 median full-time weekly pay

3% 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

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 46% · Gas 40% · Wind 8% · Biomass 5%

198 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Buckinghamshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Naphill Common · 0.4 km

    Naphhill Common is a 71.1-hectare (176-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in Naphill in Buckinghamshire. It is in of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and it is listed in A Nature Conservation R…

  • Walters Ash · 0.7 km

    Walters Ash is a village in the parish of Hughenden, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, to the west of the main village, adjacent to Naphill. Between 1983 and 1985 there was a peace camp…

  • Naphill War Memorial · 0.8 km

    Naphill War Memorial is located at the junction of Main Road and Downley Road in Naphill, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a grade II listed building with Historic England and commemorates the men of the village who…

  • Naphill · 1.0 km

    Naphill is a village in the parish of Hughenden Valley, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is north-west of Hughenden, on the ridge of one of the Chiltern Hills, and is adjacent to the village of Walter's Ash.

  • Bradenham Woods, Park Wood and The Coppice · 1.6 km

    Bradenham Woods, Park Wood and The Coppice is a 129.1-hectare (319-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Bradenham in Buckinghamshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and i…

  • RAF High Wycombe · 1.7 km

    Royal Air Force High Wycombe or more simply RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. It houses Headquarters Air Command, and…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)