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3,446 residents make their home in this town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Some subjects shine; others lag. With a C+ overall, Lane End is better than 43% of UK towns and ranks #36 of 39 in Buckinghamshire. Most journeys need a car: nearly one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Where it does best is hazard risk (A). It takes 5.8 years of household income in the Buckinghamshire council area to buy the median home, at £407,500. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Lane End 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 Lane End is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Lane End’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lane End.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 29%, lower than both Buckinghamshire’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. Of the commuters living in Lane End, 8% work in the town itself. 3.2% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. 56% of pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 42% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 44.3.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard Way AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | – | D− |
Seeing a GP means leaving Lane End: the nearest practice is 2.2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Lane End is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 12.3 miles away. At the census, 83% of people in Lane End called their health good or very good, between Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Lane End | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Police recorded 123 crimes inside Lane End’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. For its size, Lane End records less crime per resident than 67% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and close to England’s towns (16%). Relative to its size, Lane End keeps 55 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Owners make up 69% of households, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The £407,500 median rests on 102 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Council and housing-body homes hold 19% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £780,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £457,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £376,250 | 52 |
| Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Ages in Lane End split evenly at 43.9: half are older, half younger. 19% are under 15, lower than Buckinghamshire’s towns (19%) yet higher than England’s towns (18%).
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lane End | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lane End. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
AttractionThe Hellfire Caves2.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumChair Making Museum3.8 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionSt Lawrence2.6 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteDashwood Mausoleum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteDisraeli Monument4.8 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane End | 3,446 | — | C+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Marlow Bottom | 3,339 | 2.9 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Downley | 2,655 | 2.9 | A | C+ | A− | B− |
| High Wycombe | 83,541 | 3.5 | B− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Stokenchurch | 4,351 | 3.9 | B− | B | B+ | B− |
| Marlow | 14,641 | 4 | A | C | B− | A |
| Walter's Ash and Naphill | 3,893 | 4 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Hughenden Valley | 1,814 | 4.6 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
Hughenden Valley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 62% of towns in England, and primary results trail 77% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Buckinghamshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £407,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £230,000, terraced houses £376,250, semi-detached houses £457,500 and detached houses £780,000.
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Lane End is a built-up area of 3,446 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.
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