Beaconsfield
vs Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Beaconsfield. Homes in Beaconsfield sold for a median of £895,000, 19% above Chalfont St Peter. Beaconsfield has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Beaconsfield has 12,235 residents in 4,881 households; Chalfont St Peter has 11,970 in 4,678. Chalfont St Peter has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.8 percentage points more than Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Beaconsfield has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.3 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Beaconsfield and 54% in Chalfont St Peter. Chalfont St Peter has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 11.5 percentage points more than Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Beaconsfield has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 7.8 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £895,000 in Beaconsfield and £750,000 in Chalfont St Peter, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Beaconsfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 11 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 87 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beaconsfield, and 63 in Chalfont St Peter. The typical postcode is 571 m from the nearest school in Beaconsfield and 485 m in Chalfont St Peter. The typical postcode is 966 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beaconsfield and 2,306 m in Chalfont St Peter. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 74% of premises in Beaconsfield and 89% in Chalfont St Peter.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beaconsfield and 46 in Chalfont St Peter, 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 Peter is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 11,970 people in 4,678 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £750,000 over the past two years, 63% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Beaconsfield and Chalfont St Peter next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.