Hazlemere
vs Ridgeway East
Hazlemere has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Ridgeway East. Homes in Ridgeway East sold for a median of £637,800, 32% above Hazlemere. Ridgeway East has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Hazlemere has 9,531 residents in 3,803 households; Ridgeway East has 10,420 in 4,214. Ridgeway East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 1.9 percentage points more than Hazlemere (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Hazlemere has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 5.5 percentage points more than Ridgeway East (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Hazlemere and 60% in Ridgeway East. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (85% and 86%). Ridgeway East has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 2 percentage points more than Hazlemere (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Hazlemere and £637,800 in Ridgeway East, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Ridgeway East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 12.6 percentage points more than Hazlemere (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hazlemere, and 19 in Ridgeway East. The typical postcode is 348 m from the nearest school in Hazlemere and 978 m in Ridgeway East. The typical postcode is 3,433 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hazlemere and 3,501 m in Ridgeway East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Hazlemere and 60% in Ridgeway East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 36 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hazlemere and 30 in Ridgeway East, 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.
Hazlemere is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 9,531 people in 3,803 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £485,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the Buckinghamshire average.
Ridgeway East is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 10,420 people in 4,214 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £637,800 over the past two years, 39% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 32% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 49% above the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Hazlemere and Ridgeway East next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.