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 (IoD2025). 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
Mixed
Ranked 155th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% 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° / 6° · 34% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:33
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
161 reported road collisions (2025)
44 killed or seriously injured · 207 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
11 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):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£450,935 average▲ 0.1% YoY
Across Dacorum · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,594 average monthly rent▲ 1.3% YoY
- 1 bed £1,098
- 2 bed £1,378
- 3 bed £1,655
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,890 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: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Shell (4.5 km)
4 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,184
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,963
- Net moves+221
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 211 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
70 inspected 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
1,176 CQC-registered services
- Care homes257
- GP practices171
- Dentists296
- Homecare agencies330
- 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
308 applications decided
84.4% granted · 260 granted, 48 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Greg Smith
Conservative
Mid Buckinghamshire
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) 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
9,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
75% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Gas 25% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 9%
107 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hertfordshire): 65.5 women · 65.4 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in HP23
- Rothschild House Group
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Buckinghamshire:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation1,584 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks343 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND305 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases255 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills233 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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)
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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 IoD2025.