Princes Risborough
vs Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville
Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Princes Risborough. Homes in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville sold for a median of £530,000, 9% above Princes Risborough. Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Princes Risborough has 10,309 residents in 4,526 households; Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville has 11,714 in 4,564. Princes Risborough has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 6.7 percentage points more than Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville (Buckinghamshire: 19%). Princes Risborough has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.8 percentage points more than Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Princes Risborough and 38% in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville. Princes Risborough has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 6.1 percentage points more than Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 8.4 percentage points more than Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £485,000 in Princes Risborough and £530,000 in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 16%). A typical postcode has 71 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Princes Risborough, and 46 in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville. The typical postcode is 492 m from the nearest school in Princes Risborough and 547 m in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville. The typical postcode is 1,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Princes Risborough and 844 m in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 57% of premises in Princes Risborough and 64% in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 50 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Princes Risborough and 44 in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville, 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.
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.
Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 11,714 people in 4,564 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £530,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Princes Risborough and Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.