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Long Crendon
vs Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Long Crendon. Homes in Long Crendon sold for a median of £610,000, 26% above Princes Risborough. Long Crendon has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Buckinghamshire with Long Crendon highlighted
Long Crendon
192 postcodes
Map of Buckinghamshire with Princes Risborough highlighted
Princes Risborough
304 postcodes
Map of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
city average

People

Long Crendon has 5,265 residents in 2,149 households; Princes Risborough has 10,309 in 4,526. Princes Risborough has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 3.1 percentage points more than Long Crendon (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Princes Risborough has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 7.6 percentage points more than Long Crendon (Buckinghamshire: 26%).

5,265Residents (2021)
10,309Residents (2021)
553,078Residents (2021)
2,149Households
4,526Households
220,327Households
12.4%Aged 15–29
13.7%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
23.8%Aged 65 and over
26.9%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Living alone
30.0%Living alone
26.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Long Crendon (54%) and semi-detached houses in Princes Risborough (38%). Long Crendon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 1.6 percentage points more than Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Long Crendon has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1 percentage point more than Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £610,000 in Long Crendon and £485,000 in Princes Risborough, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.

£610,000Median sale price
£485,000Median sale price
£460,000Median sale price
75.2%Owner-occupied
73.6%Owner-occupied
70.0%Owner-occupied
12.1%Private renting
11.1%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
12.4%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
54.4%Detached houses
35.1%Detached houses
34.3%Detached houses
31.3%Semi-detached houses
37.9%Semi-detached houses
30.2%Semi-detached houses
9.9%Terraced houses
11.9%Terraced houses
17.8%Terraced houses
2.7%Flats
12.5%Flats
14.4%Flats

Surroundings

Long Crendon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 5.2 percentage points more than Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Long Crendon, and 71 in Princes Risborough. The typical postcode is 1,251 m from the nearest school in Long Crendon and 492 m in Princes Risborough. The typical postcode is 4,133 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Long Crendon and 1,006 m in Princes Risborough. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Long Crendon and 57% in Princes Risborough.

20.8%Green space within 500 m
15.6%Green space within 500 m
21.7%Green space within 500 m
10Services within 15 min (median)
71Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
492 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,082Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
56.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
80.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 27 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Long Crendon and 50 in Princes Risborough, 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.

27Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
50Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
65Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Long Crendon

Long Crendon is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 5,265 people in 2,149 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £610,000 over the past two years, 33% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below the Buckinghamshire average.

Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 10,309 people in 4,526 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £485,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% below the Buckinghamshire average.

More comparisons.

Long Crendon and Princes Risborough next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.

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