Cholesbury
Cholesbury is a village in Hertfordshire, England, with a population of around 326. There are 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Tring, 5 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cholesbury area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dacorum area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 155,081 residents at roughly 730 people per km².
- Council
- Dacorum
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Police force
- Hertfordshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 150th of 294 English council areas — better than 49% 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
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 22° / 12° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026▲ 400% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Chesham · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Findings from our recent Neighbourhood Policing Priorities Survey have identified drug-related activity as a key concern among residents…
- Our recent Neighbourhood Policing Priorities Survey identified speeding as one of the highest concern for residents across Amersham, Ches…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
160 reported road collisions (2024)
32 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Tring (5.5 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Tring (5.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£459,438 average▲ 1.8% YoY
Across Dacorum · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,583 average monthly rent▲ 0.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,091
- 2 bed £1,368
- 3 bed £1,643
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (11 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Champneys Tring (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches17
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
155,081 residents in Dacorum · 730/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 240 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,409 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (31% of 67,930)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
80 schools · 28,467 pupils
55 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 20 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ashlyns SchoolGood
- Laureate AcademyGood
- The Adeyfield AcademyGood
- The Astley Cooper SchoolGood
- The Hemel Hempstead SchoolGood
- John F Kennedy Catholic School
- Kings Langley School
- Longdean School
- Tring School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dacorum
Care & health services
1,172 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices170
- Dentists295
- Homecare agencies329
- Hospitals & hospices34
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Cholesbury and Hawridge)
- Within the Green Belt
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
258 applications decided
85.3% granted · 220 granted, 38 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
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 4
- Con 18
- LD 19
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,930 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£889 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£31,901 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
50% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 76,523 certificates
8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
94% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Solar 30% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 6%
28 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Buckinghamshire:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership391 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s361 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership356 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office336 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards · 0.0 kmCholesbury-cum-St Leonards is a civil parish in the English county of Buckinghamshire. It lies in the Chiltern Hills just to the north of Chesham, on the boundary with Hertfordshire.
Cholesbury · 0.0 kmCholesbury is a village in the civil parish of Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards, in Buckinghamshire, England, on the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wendover,…
Cholesbury Camp · 0.2 kmCholesbury Camp is a large and well-preserved Iron Age hill fort on the northern edge of the village of Cholesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It is roughly oval-shaped and covers an area, including ramparts, of 15 a…
Hawridge Windmill · 0.3 kmHawridge Windmill which is also known as Cholesbury Windmill is a disused tower mill in Hawridge, Buckinghamshire. The mill was constructed on the site of an earlier smock mill and became a private residence in 1913 w…
Buckland Common · 1.0 kmBuckland Common is a hamlet in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wendover and the same distance south of Tring in Hertfordshire with which it shares a boundary. Th…
Champneys · 2.2 kmChampneys is an English country house and its associated estate near Tring, Hertfordshire. The mansion is run as a destination spa by a business using "Champneys" as the brand name for a group of spa resorts and day s…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cholesbury?
- Cholesbury is a town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Dacorum local authority.
- What is the population of Cholesbury?
- Cholesbury has an approximate settlement population of 326.
- How deprived is Cholesbury?
- The Dacorum local authority, which includes Cholesbury, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.