Chiltern Villages
vs Marlow
Marlow has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Chiltern Villages. Homes in Chiltern Villages sold for a median of £900,000, 36% above Marlow. Chiltern Villages has more green space nearby (55% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Chiltern Villages has 5,642 residents in 2,284 households; Marlow has 18,106 in 7,548. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (24% and 24%). Marlow has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 6.5 percentage points more than Chiltern Villages (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Chiltern Villages and 37% in Marlow. Marlow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 1.5 percentage points more than Chiltern Villages (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Chiltern Villages has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 7.3 percentage points more than Marlow (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £900,000 in Chiltern Villages and £660,000 in Marlow, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Chiltern Villages has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 55%, 36 percentage points more than Marlow (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chiltern Villages, and 113 in Marlow. The typical postcode is 1,416 m from the nearest school in Chiltern Villages and 370 m in Marlow. The typical postcode is 3,244 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chiltern Villages and 917 m in Marlow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 26% of premises in Chiltern Villages and 92% in Marlow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 27 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chiltern Villages and 55 in Marlow, 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.
Chiltern Villages is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 5,642 people in 2,284 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £900,000 over the past two years, 96% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 55% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 155% above the Buckinghamshire average.
Marlow is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 18,106 people in 7,548 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £660,000 over the past two years, 43% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Chiltern Villages and Marlow next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.