Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
20,006 people live in this large town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy 83 for men, 86.3 for women. With an A overall, Hazlemere is better than 88% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #12 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. Work and incomes are strong: the mean household earns £75,381 a year. The catch is cost of living: the median home sold for £535,000, 7.7 years of area income.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Hazlemere does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hazlemere is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 60 buildings inside Hazlemere’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hazlemere. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustHughenden Manor1.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumThe Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre3.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumWycombe Museum2 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryMissenden Abbey3.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAmersham Museum4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChair Making Museum3.3 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hazlemere.
At the census, 87% of people in Hazlemere called their health good or very good, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. 2.8% of residents report bad or very bad health. The nearest A&E to Hazlemere is Wexham Park Hospital, 10 miles away. Disability touches 13% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Hazlemere | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Between them, nine primaries and two secondaries teach 3,997 pupils in Hazlemere. Cedar Park School & Nursery’s results beat 92% of schools in England like it. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 6 primary schools: 66% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tylers Green Middle SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 255 | B |
| Holmer Green Senior SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,244 | B+ |
| Cedar Park School & NurseryTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 216 | A |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Reported offences in Hazlemere came to 621 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 77. Violent crime comes to 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 47% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Buckinghamshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
6% of households live in social housing. Owners make up 86% of households, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,475 a month across the Buckinghamshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £700,000 | 299 |
| Semi-detached | £520,000 | 266 |
| Terraced | £405,000 | 123 |
| Flat or maisonette | £280,500 | 97 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Hazlemere counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. The car took 87% of commuters, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living locally, 12% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5% of homes date from before 1919. Hazlemere’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Hazlemere counts 30 listed buildings, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. 17% are under 15, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%). Ages in Hazlemere split evenly at 47.5: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hazlemere | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
60 listed buildings in Hazlemere, 1 of them Grade I.
The Crown Public House: Photo: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Old Bank House: Photo: Sebastian Ballard · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Holmer Green War Memorial: Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Penn Church Hall: Photo: Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlemere | 20,006 | — | A | C | A− | A+ |
| Great Kingshill | 1,669 | 1.8 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Hughenden Valley | 1,814 | 2.3 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| High Wycombe | 83,541 | 2.3 | B− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Little Kingshill | 1,471 | 2.6 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Downley | 2,655 | 2.9 | A | C+ | A− | B− |
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 7,600 | 3.4 | A | C | B− | A+ |
| Walter's Ash and Naphill | 3,893 | 3.6 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
Great Kingshill, Hughenden Valley and Little Kingshill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £535,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £280,500, terraced houses £405,000, semi-detached houses £520,000 and detached houses £700,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Large town in Buckinghamshire, England
Hazlemere is a built-up area of 20,006 people, in the Buckinghamshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.