Beaconsfield
vs Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont
Beaconsfield has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. Homes in Beaconsfield sold for a median of £895,000, 17% above Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 26%).
People
Beaconsfield has 12,235 residents in 4,881 households; Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has 16,013 in 6,331. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 21%). Beaconsfield has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 3.6 percentage points more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Beaconsfield and 53% in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 8.4 percentage points more than Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Beaconsfield has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 7.8 percentage points more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £895,000 in Beaconsfield and £762,500 in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 5 percentage points more than Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 87 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beaconsfield, and 40 in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. The typical postcode is 571 m from the nearest school in Beaconsfield and 462 m in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. The typical postcode is 966 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beaconsfield and 1,273 m in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 74% of premises in Beaconsfield and 70% in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beaconsfield and 40 in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont, 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.
Beaconsfield is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 12,235 people in 4,881 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £895,000 over the past two years, 95% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the Buckinghamshire average.
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 16,013 people in 6,331 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £762,500 over the past two years, 66% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Beaconsfield and Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.