Chalfont St Peter
vs Gerrards Cross & Denham
Gerrards Cross & Denham has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Chalfont St Peter. Homes in Chalfont St Peter sold for a median of £750,000, 7% above Gerrards Cross & Denham. Gerrards Cross & Denham has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Chalfont St Peter has 11,970 residents in 4,678 households; Gerrards Cross & Denham has 18,145 in 7,134. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 22%). Gerrards Cross & Denham has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.8 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 49% in Gerrards Cross & Denham. Chalfont St Peter has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 6.5 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 Peter (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £750,000 in Chalfont St Peter and £698,750 in Gerrards Cross & Denham, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Gerrards Cross & Denham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 7.9 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 43 in Gerrards Cross & Denham. The typical postcode is 485 m from the nearest school in Chalfont St Peter and 815 m in Gerrards Cross & Denham. The typical postcode is 2,306 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chalfont St Peter and 898 m in Gerrards Cross & Denham. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Chalfont St Peter and 85% in Gerrards Cross & Denham.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chalfont St Peter 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 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.
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 Peter and Gerrards Cross & Denham next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.