Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont
vs Gerrards Cross & Denham
Gerrards Cross & Denham has the younger population: 15% 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, 9% above Gerrards Cross & Denham. Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 23%).
People
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has 16,013 residents in 6,331 households; Gerrards Cross & Denham has 18,145 in 7,134. Gerrards Cross & Denham has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.2 percentage points more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Gerrards Cross & Denham has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 4.1 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 49% in Gerrards Cross & Denham. Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 3.4 percentage points more than Gerrards Cross & Denham (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Gerrards Cross & Denham has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 6.1 percentage points more than Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £762,500 in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and £698,750 in Gerrards Cross & Denham, 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%, 8.1 percentage points more than Gerrards Cross & Denham (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont, and 43 in Gerrards Cross & Denham. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 815 m in Gerrards Cross & Denham. The typical postcode is 1,273 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 898 m in Gerrards Cross & Denham. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 70% of premises in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 85% in Gerrards Cross & Denham.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and 68 in Gerrards Cross & Denham, 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.
Gerrards Cross & Denham is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 18,145 people in 7,134 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £698,750 over the past two years, 52% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont and Gerrards Cross & Denham next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.