Booker & Cressex
vs Sands
Sands has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Booker & Cressex. Homes in Sands sold for a median of £385,000, in line with Booker & Cressex. Sands has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Booker & Cressex has 5,805 residents in 2,324 households; Sands has 6,408 in 2,441. Booker & Cressex has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 10.4 percentage points more than Sands (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Booker & Cressex has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.7 percentage points more than Sands (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Booker & Cressex and 39% in Sands. Booker & Cressex has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 6.6 percentage points more than Sands (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Sands has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 10.4 percentage points more than Booker & Cressex (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £382,750 in Booker & Cressex and £385,000 in Sands, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Sands has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 7.5 percentage points more than Booker & Cressex (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 55 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Booker & Cressex, and 56 in Sands. The typical postcode is 332 m from the nearest school in Booker & Cressex and 408 m in Sands. The typical postcode is 3,162 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Booker & Cressex and 2,782 m in Sands. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Booker & Cressex and 94% in Sands.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 130 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Booker & Cressex and 95 in Sands, 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.
Sands is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 6,408 people in 2,441 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £385,000 over the past two years, 16% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Booker & Cressex and Sands next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.