Booker & Cressex
vs Marlow
Booker & Cressex has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Marlow. Homes in Marlow sold for a median of £660,000, 72% above Booker & Cressex. Marlow has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Booker & Cressex has 5,805 residents in 2,324 households; Marlow has 18,106 in 7,548. Marlow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 3 percentage points more than Booker & Cressex (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Booker & Cressex has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.9 percentage points more than Marlow (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Booker & Cressex (37%) and detached houses in Marlow (37%). Marlow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 7.5 percentage points more than Booker & Cressex (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Marlow has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.1 percentage points more than Booker & Cressex (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £382,750 in Booker & Cressex and £660,000 in Marlow, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (19% and 19%). A typical postcode has 55 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Booker & Cressex, and 113 in Marlow. The typical postcode is 332 m from the nearest school in Booker & Cressex and 370 m in Marlow. The typical postcode is 3,162 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Booker & Cressex and 917 m in Marlow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Booker & Cressex and 92% in Marlow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 130 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Booker & Cressex and 55 in Marlow, 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.
Booker & Cressex is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 5,805 people in 2,324 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £382,750 over the past two years, 17% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Buckinghamshire average.
Marlow is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 18,106 people in 7,548 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £660,000 over the past two years, 43% 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.
More comparisons.
Booker & Cressex and Marlow next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.