Marsh & Micklefield
vs Totteridge & Bowerdean
Totteridge & Bowerdean has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Marsh & Micklefield. Homes in Totteridge & Bowerdean sold for a median of £387,500, 19% above Marsh & Micklefield. Marsh & Micklefield has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Marsh & Micklefield has 11,685 residents in 4,892 households; Totteridge & Bowerdean has 11,678 in 4,180. Totteridge & Bowerdean has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 1.5 percentage points more than Marsh & Micklefield (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Marsh & Micklefield has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 7.3 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Marsh & Micklefield (37%) and semi-detached houses in Totteridge & Bowerdean (57%). Totteridge & Bowerdean has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 8 percentage points more than Marsh & Micklefield (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Marsh & Micklefield has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 4.3 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Marsh & Micklefield and £387,500 in Totteridge & Bowerdean, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Marsh & Micklefield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 11.4 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Marsh & Micklefield, and 81 in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 607 m from the nearest school in Marsh & Micklefield and 317 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 2,102 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Marsh & Micklefield and 1,380 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Marsh & Micklefield and 90% in Totteridge & Bowerdean.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 89 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Marsh & Micklefield and 60 in Totteridge & Bowerdean, 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.
Marsh & Micklefield is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 11,685 people in 4,892 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 29% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Buckinghamshire average.
Totteridge & Bowerdean is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 11,678 people in 4,180 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £387,500 over the past two years, 16% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Marsh & Micklefield and Totteridge & Bowerdean next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.