Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Commuter town

Beaconsfield

Buckinghamshire

Photo: Bekonscot Model Village & Railway · Google Places (attribution required)

The short answer

Fast Marylebone train and excellent prep schools — but it is expensive, conservative, and some find the new town half characterless.

Key stats

Commute to Marylebone
25 min peak · 34 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to station
5 min
Grammar schools within 6 miles
8

Schools

  • Beaconsfield High School
    0.3 miles away · Grammar
    Outstanding
  • Amersham School
    4.6 miles away · Grammar
    Unrated
  • Dr Challoner's Grammar School
    4.9 miles away · Grammar
    Outstanding
  • Wycombe High School
    5.1 miles away · Grammar
    Outstanding
  • Dr Challoner's High School
    5.2 miles away · Grammar
    Outstanding
  • John Hampden Grammar School
    5.2 miles away · Grammar
    Outstanding
  • Burnham Grammar School
    5.3 miles away · Grammar
    Unrated
  • Little Chalfont Primary School
    5.7 miles away · Grammar
    Unrated
  • Holtspur School & Pre-School
    1 miles away
    Good
  • Wooburn Green Primary School
    2 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£700k–£800k
13 recent sales
Semi-detached
£600k–£700k
12 recent sales
Terraced
£500k–£600k
4 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
13 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Semi-detached · HP10 9LF£610,000
  • Detached · HP10 9TW£630,000
  • Detached · HP10 9TP£550,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • The Taps Beaconsfield0.1 mi
  • The Chiltern0.1 mi
  • The Beech House0.3 mi
  • The Three Rivers0.5 mi
  • Royal Saracens Head0.6 mi

Green space nearby

  • Beaconsfield Town Hall Green0.2 mi
  • Chesterton Green0.2 mi
  • Beaconsfield Tennis Centre0.4 mi

Lifestyle at a glance

36
Restaurants
0/10
Arts & culture
4
Health clubs
3
Nurseries

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above.

Neighbourhoods

  • Old Town
  • New Town and Gregories Road
  • Holtspur and Knotty Green

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 30 · well below average
Average broadband
200 Mbps

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