Burnham
vs Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns
Burnham has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns. Homes in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns sold for a median of £530,000, in line with Burnham. Burnham has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 29%).
People
Burnham has 15,669 residents in 6,430 households; Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns has 17,172 in 7,267. Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.8 percentage points more than Burnham (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 1.7 percentage points more than Burnham (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 30% of homes in Burnham and 35% in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns. Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 7 percentage points more than Burnham (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Burnham has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2 percentage points more than Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £516,750 in Burnham and £530,000 in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Burnham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 5.5 percentage points more than Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burnham, and 46 in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns. The typical postcode is 554 m from the nearest school in Burnham and 450 m in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns. The typical postcode is 1,525 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burnham and 1,983 m in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in Burnham and 82% in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Burnham and 49 in Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns, 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.
Burnham is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 15,669 people in 6,430 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £516,750 over the past two years, 12% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% above the Buckinghamshire average.
Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 17,172 people in 7,267 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £530,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Burnham and Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.