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Aylesbury West
vs Quainton

Aylesbury West has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Quainton. Homes in Quainton sold for a median of £490,000, 58% above Aylesbury West. Aylesbury West has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 4%).

Map of Buckinghamshire with Aylesbury West highlighted
Aylesbury West
307 postcodes
Map of Buckinghamshire with Quainton highlighted
Quainton
168 postcodes
Map of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
city average

People

Aylesbury West has 12,547 residents in 5,211 households; Quainton has 4,714 in 1,952. Quainton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 12.8 percentage points more than Aylesbury West (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Aylesbury West has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 7 percentage points more than Quainton (Buckinghamshire: 26%).

12,547Residents (2021)
4,714Residents (2021)
553,078Residents (2021)
5,211Households
1,952Households
220,327Households
17.9%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
11.5%Aged 65 and over
24.3%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
29.0%Living alone
22.0%Living alone
26.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Aylesbury West (37%) and detached houses in Quainton (57%). Quainton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 14.5 percentage points more than Aylesbury West (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Aylesbury West has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 11.8 percentage points more than Quainton (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £310,000 in Aylesbury West and £490,000 in Quainton, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.

£310,000Median sale price
£490,000Median sale price
£460,000Median sale price
65.5%Owner-occupied
80.0%Owner-occupied
70.0%Owner-occupied
23.2%Private renting
11.4%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
10.5%Social renting
7.8%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
17.4%Detached houses
56.5%Detached houses
34.3%Detached houses
26.7%Semi-detached houses
30.0%Semi-detached houses
30.2%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Terraced houses
10.7%Terraced houses
17.8%Terraced houses
16.2%Flats
1.3%Flats
14.4%Flats

Surroundings

Aylesbury West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 19.9 percentage points more than Quainton (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Aylesbury West, and 11 in Quainton. The typical postcode is 459 m from the nearest school in Aylesbury West and 1,001 m in Quainton. The typical postcode is 1,393 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Aylesbury West and 4,841 m in Quainton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Aylesbury West and 25% in Quainton.

23.4%Green space within 500 m
3.5%Green space within 500 m
21.7%Green space within 500 m
69Services within 15 min (median)
11Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
459 mNearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,082Postcodes in flood risk areas
88.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
24.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
80.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Aylesbury West and 30 in Quainton, 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.

61Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
30Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
65Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Aylesbury West

Aylesbury West is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 12,547 people in 5,211 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £310,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% above the Buckinghamshire average.

Quainton

Quainton is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 4,714 people in 1,952 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £490,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 4% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 84% below the Buckinghamshire average.

More comparisons.

Aylesbury West and Quainton next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.

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