Farnhams & Stoke Poges
vs Gerrards Cross & Denham
Gerrards Cross & Denham has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Homes in Gerrards Cross & Denham sold for a median of £698,750, 13% above Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Farnhams & Stoke Poges has more green space nearby (43% within 500 m, against 23%).
People
Farnhams & Stoke Poges has 15,316 residents in 5,912 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%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Farnhams & Stoke Poges and 49% in Gerrards Cross & Denham. Farnhams & Stoke Poges has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 1.8 percentage points more than Gerrards Cross & Denham (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Gerrards Cross & Denham has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 3.1 percentage points more than Farnhams & Stoke Poges (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £620,000 in Farnhams & Stoke Poges and £698,750 in Gerrards Cross & Denham, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Farnhams & Stoke Poges has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 43%, 20.1 percentage points more than Gerrards Cross & Denham (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 32 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Farnhams & Stoke Poges, and 43 in Gerrards Cross & Denham. The typical postcode is 687 m from the nearest school in Farnhams & Stoke Poges and 815 m in Gerrards Cross & Denham. The typical postcode is 3,738 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Farnhams & Stoke Poges and 898 m in Gerrards Cross & Denham. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 54% of premises in Farnhams & Stoke Poges and 85% in Gerrards Cross & Denham.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 64 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Farnhams & Stoke Poges 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.
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.
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.
Farnhams & Stoke Poges and Gerrards Cross & Denham next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.