HP23 postcode area guide — Buckinghamshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HP23 postcode district in Buckinghamshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HP23
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69%
Gigabit-capable
69%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the HP23 postcode district (Buckinghamshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 558 postcodes Ofcom measures in HP23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69%.
Around 1.1% of premises in HP23 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HP23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HP23 4AB | 97.1% | 38.2% |
| HP23 4AF | 100% | 31.4% |
| HP23 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| HP23 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| HP23 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| HP23 4AN | 100% | 0% |
| HP23 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| HP23 4AR | 100% | 100% |
| HP23 4AS | 100% | 100% |
| HP23 4AT | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Buckinghamshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Buckinghamshire district (250,700 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
51%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in HP23
Police recorded 56 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HP23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 37.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 17 | 30.4% |
| Burglary | 4 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 7.1% |
| Other theft | 3 | 5.4% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 5.4% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HP23
Based on 201 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HP23 is £540,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£560,000).
Detached
£810,000
55 sales
Semi-detached
£565,000
50 sales
Terraced
£400,000
70 sales
Flat / maisonette
£235,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in HP23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | £770,000 | Detached | Grove Park | HP23 5JL |
| 22 May 2026 | £154,000 | Flat | Rosebery Way | HP23 5EW |
| 20 May 2026 | £515,000 | Detached | Lower End | HP23 4NB |
| 13 May 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached | Meadow Close | HP23 5BT |
| 13 May 2026 | £248,000 | Flat | Brook Street | HP23 5AX |
| 1 May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | Stocks Road | HP23 5RX |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £885,000 | Semi-detached | Lendon Grove | HP23 4FA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Lukes Lea | HP23 4NH |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £255,000 | Flat | Miswell Lane | HP23 4BX |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Grove Gardens | HP23 5PX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Buckinghamshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Buckinghamshire district (553,079 residents, 220,327 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.6% |
| 30–44 | 20.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 18.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Private rented | 15.8% |
| Social rented | 10.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around HP23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tring School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,599 | HP23 5JD |
| Grove Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | HP23 5PD |
| Tring Park School for the Performing Arts | Not applicable | 7–19 | 336 | HP23 5LX |
| Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring | Primary | 7–11 | 243 | HP23 5AU |
| Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 222 | HP23 4EE |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 182 | HP23 5DJ |
| Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 130 | HP23 4QS |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | HP23 6EP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in HP23
132 rated food businesses operate in HP23. 88 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldbury Cof E Primary School, Aldbury Village Store & Post Office Stores, Artisan Bar and Grill, Atkins Master Bakers, Berkhamsted & Hemel Hempstead Sports & Hockey Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HP23
From a sample of 99 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HP23 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
31%
Band D
29%
Band E
20%
Band F
9%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Buckinghamshire
Landlines around HP23 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.