Property market | £483,225 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Heathrow (15.3 miles) | |
Broadband | 64.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 19 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 527 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chesham and Amersham level) | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Thames Valley) | |
Commute (approx) | - Euston (25 mins) - Marylebone (27 mins) - Highbury & Islington (88 mins) - Reading (88 mins) | |
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£483,225 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Heathrow (15.3 miles) | |
64.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 19 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 527 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Chesham and Amersham level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Thames Valley) | |
- Euston (25 mins) - Marylebone (27 mins) - Highbury & Islington (88 mins) - Reading (88 mins) | |
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Amersham has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: M&S Amersham SF, Tesco Amersham Hill Avenue Express, Tesco Amersham Superstore, Little Waitrose Amersham. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Amersham Community Centre, Camaraderie, Elephant and Castle, The Chequers, The Eagle Pub, The Kings Arms, The Swan. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: A Little Street Kitchen, Barracuda, Berkhamsted Heatherton Prep, Boot and Slipper, Colombo 7 Cinnamon Gardens, Cote Brasserie, Gilbeys Restaurant, Har... (see map below for more). There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Cafe 67, Cafe Africa, Harris & Hoole, Kings Roast Coffee House, The Royal Voluntary Services Coffee Shop. Amersham has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Amersham has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £898,924, which is up 2.6% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £483,225 (up 1.8% on last year) , a terraced house £379,079 (up 1.2% on last year) and a flat £250,247. Property prices in Amersham are similar to the average property prices across Buckinghamshire and are much higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Amersham, prices have risen at a similar rate compared to the annual average price change seen across the Buckinghamshire region.
Property data is based on Buckinghamshire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Amersham, or click here to browse the longer list of Amersham property transactions from 2023.
Amersham has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Stony Dean School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2015. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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The Beacon School | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Boys | Yes - 2014 |
Stony Dean School | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
Chestnut Lane School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Elangeni School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
St George's Church of England Infant School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Heatherton School | Primary Other independent school - Girls | No |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School | Secondary school Academy converter - Boys | No |
Amersham School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Waterside Primary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Chesham Bois Church of England School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Woodside Junior School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Chestnut Lane School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (1/22/2014) | 19 submissions 84.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Boys | 1: Outstanding (11/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham | |
Stony Dean School Save school | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/6/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham | |
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/27/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham | |
Woodside Junior School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (2/2/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham | |
Elangeni School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/9/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham | |
St George's Church of England Infant School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/31/2012) | 70 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham |
Amersham School Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (3/16/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham | |
Chesham Bois Church of England School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/24/2022) | 91 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Amersham |
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Amersham | |||
Waterside Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | Chesham | |||
The Beacon School Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Boys | Amersham | |||
Heatherton School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Girls | Amersham |
School | Type |
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Chestnut Lane School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (1/22/2014) 19 submissions 84.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/6/2019) |
Stony Dean School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/6/2014) |
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/27/2011) |
Woodside Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/2/2012) |
Elangeni School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/9/2019) |
St George's Church of England Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/31/2012) 70 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Amersham School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (3/16/2016) |
Chesham Bois Church of England School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/24/2022) 91 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Waterside Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
The Beacon School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary |
Heatherton School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Amersham | Commute options |
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Amersham A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Marylebone (41 mins - Chiltern Railways) View details |
Chalfont & Latimer A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Marylebone (37 mins - Chiltern Railways) View details |
Seer Green A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Marylebone (34 mins - Chiltern Railways - £312 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 115 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Gerrards Cross A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Marylebone (26 mins - Chiltern Railways - £269 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 87 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 102 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Great Western Railway - £269 monthly fare) View details |
Denham Golf Club A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Marylebone (30 mins - Chiltern Railways - £231 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 124 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 124 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Chesham and Amersham consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 13.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.0% | 19 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 24.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 3.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 7.9% | |
Routine occupations | 6.0% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.1% | 527 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.6% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Buckinghamshire is average (67mbps). Amersham is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 64.4mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Chesham and Amersham level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 64.4 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Thames Valley level:
Type | Thames Valley | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 74 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 10 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 27 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Amersham.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Herts and North London | River Misbourne | The River Misbourne at Amersham, including Amersham Old Town, from Little Missenden to Chalfont St Giles |
Herts and North London | River Misbourne | The River Misbourne at Great Missenden, Amersham and The Chalfonts |
Herts and North London | River Gade; River Bulbourne | The River Gade and Bulbourne at Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Frogmore End, Kings Langley and Croxley |
Herts and North London | River Chess | The River Chess at Chesham, Chenies and Loudwater |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Amersham, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 | 23.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local John Lewis | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 8Secondary: 2 | N/A |
Chenies, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 23.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 22.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Burglary Rate Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 4Secondary: | 20.0% residents in higher managerial positions 4.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Hambleden, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Burglary Rate Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 20.0% residents in higher managerial positions 4.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 4Secondary: 4 | 22.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 20.0% residents in higher managerial positions 4.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Olney, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £331,014 Detached: £566,582 | 101 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 15.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Amersham, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local John Lewis | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 8Secondary: 2 |
Chenies, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Burglary Rate Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 4Secondary: |
Hambleden, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Low Burglary Rate Hot property market | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 4Secondary: 4 |
Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £483,225 Detached: £898,924 | 74 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Olney, Buckinghamshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £331,014 Detached: £566,582 | 101 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
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