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Princes Risborough
vs Ridgeway East

Ridgeway East has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Princes Risborough. Homes in Ridgeway East sold for a median of £637,800, 32% above Princes Risborough. Ridgeway East has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Buckinghamshire with Princes Risborough highlighted
Princes Risborough
304 postcodes
Map of Buckinghamshire with Ridgeway East highlighted
Ridgeway East
320 postcodes
Map of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
city average

People

Princes Risborough has 10,309 residents in 4,526 households; Ridgeway East has 10,420 in 4,214. Princes Risborough has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 1.4 percentage points more than Ridgeway East (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Princes Risborough has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 10.2 percentage points more than Ridgeway East (Buckinghamshire: 26%).

10,309Residents (2021)
10,420Residents (2021)
553,078Residents (2021)
4,526Households
4,214Households
220,327Households
13.7%Aged 15–29
14.1%Aged 15–29
15.7%Aged 15–29
26.9%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Aged 65 and over
18.8%Aged 65 and over
30.0%Living alone
19.8%Living alone
26.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Princes Risborough (38%) and detached houses in Ridgeway East (60%). Ridgeway East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 86%, 12 percentage points more than Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (11% and 11%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Princes Risborough and £637,800 in Ridgeway East, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.

£485,000Median sale price
£637,800Median sale price
£460,000Median sale price
73.6%Owner-occupied
85.6%Owner-occupied
70.0%Owner-occupied
11.1%Private renting
10.9%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
14.1%Social renting
2.9%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
35.1%Detached houses
59.7%Detached houses
34.3%Detached houses
37.9%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Semi-detached houses
30.2%Semi-detached houses
11.9%Terraced houses
11.8%Terraced houses
17.8%Terraced houses
12.5%Flats
1.5%Flats
14.4%Flats

Surroundings

Ridgeway East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 16.7 percentage points more than Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 71 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Princes Risborough, and 19 in Ridgeway East. The typical postcode is 492 m from the nearest school in Princes Risborough and 978 m in Ridgeway East. The typical postcode is 1,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Princes Risborough and 3,501 m in Ridgeway East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 57% of premises in Princes Risborough and 60% in Ridgeway East.

15.6%Green space within 500 m
32.3%Green space within 500 m
21.7%Green space within 500 m
71Services within 15 min (median)
19Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
492 mNearest school (median)
978 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,082Postcodes in flood risk areas
56.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
59.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
80.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

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

50Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
30Recorded 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.

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.

Ridgeway East

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.

Princes Risborough and Ridgeway East next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.

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