BeaconsfieldWhat is Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire like to live in?
The short answer: what Beaconsfield is like to live in
Fast Marylebone train and excellent prep schools — but it is expensive, conservative, and some find the new town half characterless.
Key stats
Schools
- OutstandingBeaconsfield High School0.3 miles away · Grammar
- UnratedAmersham School4.6 miles away · Grammar
- OutstandingDr Challoner's Grammar School4.9 miles away · Grammar
- OutstandingWycombe High School5.1 miles away · Grammar
- OutstandingDr Challoner's High School5.2 miles away · Grammar
- OutstandingJohn Hampden Grammar School5.2 miles away · Grammar
- UnratedBurnham Grammar School5.3 miles away · Grammar
- UnratedLittle Chalfont Primary School5.7 miles away · Grammar
- GoodHoltspur School & Pre-School1 miles away
- GoodWooburn Green Primary School2 miles away
Property market
Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.
- 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
National Landscape
Within the Chilterns National Landscape.
Lifestyle at a glance
Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).
Healthcare nearby
Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.
Neighbourhoods
- Old Town
- New Town and Gregories Road
- Holtspur and Knotty Green
Practicalities
Is Beaconsfield a good place to live?
Beaconsfield is a commuter town in Buckinghamshire. Peak trains to Marylebone take about 25 minutes. There are 8 grammar schools nearby. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.
Beaconsfield appears on our lists of best places to live near london and best places to live in the uk for families.
What is it like living in Beaconsfield?
Fast Marylebone train and excellent prep schools — but it is expensive, conservative, and some find the new town half characterless.
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