Abbey
vs Terriers & Amersham Hill
Abbey has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Terriers & Amersham Hill. Homes in Abbey sold for a median of £490,000, 31% above Terriers & Amersham Hill. Abbey has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Abbey has 13,901 residents in 4,987 households; Terriers & Amersham Hill has 10,962 in 4,381. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (12% and 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Abbey and 29% in Terriers & Amersham Hill. Terriers & Amersham Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 1.5 percentage points more than Abbey (Buckinghamshire: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (32% and 31%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £490,000 in Abbey and £373,750 in Terriers & Amersham Hill, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Abbey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2.1 percentage points more than Terriers & Amersham Hill (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 203 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abbey, and 178 in Terriers & Amersham Hill. The typical postcode is 372 m from the nearest school in Abbey and 437 m in Terriers & Amersham Hill. The typical postcode is 1,179 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abbey and 936 m in Terriers & Amersham Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Abbey and 82% in Terriers & Amersham Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 221 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Abbey and 44 in Terriers & Amersham Hill, against 65 across Buckinghamshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Abbey is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 13,901 people in 4,987 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £490,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Buckinghamshire average.
Terriers & Amersham Hill is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 10,962 people in 4,381 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £373,750 over the past two years, 19% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Abbey and Terriers & Amersham Hill next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.