Amersham & Chesham Bois
Strong on schools, with higher house prices
Amersham & Chesham Bois at a glance
- House prices
- £732,500
- Higher prices98th percentile
- Schools
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 60th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 48.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle70th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.5% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land17th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Amersham & Chesham Bois a good place to live?
Amersham & Chesham Bois may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Amersham & Chesham Bois
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 48.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Amersham & Chesham Bois
House prices
- Median sale price
- £732,500
- Percentile
- 98th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 130 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Amersham & Chesham Bois
Schools
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Amersham & Chesham Bois
Flood risk
0.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.3% of the area. That is the 17th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Amersham & Chesham Bois
Transport
60th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Amersham & Chesham Bois a good place to live?
Amersham & Chesham Bois may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Amersham & Chesham Bois safe?
Amersham & Chesham Bois ranks in the 70th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Amersham & Chesham Bois?
The median sale price was £732,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 98th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Amersham & Chesham Bois?
Schools rank in the 75th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Amersham & Chesham Bois?
Nearby public profiles include Chiltern Villages West in Buckinghamshire and Ridgeway East North in Buckinghamshire.
