Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont
vs Chalfont St Peter
Chalfont St Peter has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont. Homes in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont sold for a median of £762,500, in line with Chalfont St Peter. Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has 16,013 residents in 6,331 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 percentage point more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Chalfont St Peter has the higher share of people living alone: 24%, 1.3 percentage points more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 54% in Chalfont St Peter. Chalfont St Peter has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 3.1 percentage points more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (10% and 10%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £762,500 in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and £750,000 in Chalfont St Peter, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 16 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont, and 63 in Chalfont St Peter. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 485 m in Chalfont St Peter. The typical postcode is 1,273 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 2,306 m in Chalfont St Peter. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 70% of premises in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 89% in Chalfont St Peter.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont 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.
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 16,013 people in 6,331 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £762,500 over the past two years, 66% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% 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.
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and Chalfont St Peter next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.