Chalfont St Peter
vs Farnhams & Stoke Poges
Chalfont St Peter has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Homes in Chalfont St Peter sold for a median of £750,000, 21% above Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Farnhams & Stoke Poges has more green space nearby (43% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Chalfont St Peter has 11,970 residents in 4,678 households; Farnhams & Stoke Poges has 15,316 in 5,912. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 22%). Farnhams & Stoke Poges has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 1.9 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Chalfont St Peter and 44% in Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Chalfont St Peter has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 4.7 percentage points more than Farnhams & Stoke Poges (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Farnhams & Stoke Poges has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £750,000 in Chalfont St Peter and £620,000 in Farnhams & Stoke Poges, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Farnhams & Stoke Poges has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 43%, 28 percentage points more than Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chalfont St Peter, and 32 in Farnhams & Stoke Poges. The typical postcode is 485 m from the nearest school in Chalfont St Peter and 687 m in Farnhams & Stoke Poges. The typical postcode is 2,306 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chalfont St Peter and 3,738 m in Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Chalfont St Peter and 54% in Farnhams & Stoke Poges.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chalfont St Peter and 64 in Farnhams & Stoke Poges, 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 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.
Farnhams & Stoke Poges is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 15,316 people in 5,912 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £620,000 over the past two years, 35% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 43% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 99% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Chalfont St Peter and Farnhams & Stoke Poges next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.