Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead
vs Quainton
Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Quainton. Homes in Quainton sold for a median of £490,000, 38% above Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead. Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 4%).
People
Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead has 13,926 residents in 5,051 households; Quainton has 4,714 in 1,952. Quainton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 19 percentage points more than Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Quainton has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 3.6 percentage points more than Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead (32%) and detached houses in Quainton (57%). Quainton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 16.5 percentage points more than Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.1 percentage points more than Quainton (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £355,000 in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead and £490,000 in Quainton, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 13.4 percentage points more than Quainton (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead, and 11 in Quainton. The typical postcode is 409 m from the nearest school in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead and 1,001 m in Quainton. The typical postcode is 1,270 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead and 4,841 m in Quainton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead and 25% in Quainton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 53 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead 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.
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.
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Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 13,926 people in 5,051 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £355,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the Buckinghamshire average.
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.
Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead and Quainton next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.