Terriers & Amersham Hill
vs Totteridge & Bowerdean
Totteridge & Bowerdean has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Terriers & Amersham Hill. Homes in Totteridge & Bowerdean sold for a median of £387,500, 4% above Terriers & Amersham Hill. Terriers & Amersham Hill has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Terriers & Amersham Hill has 10,962 residents in 4,381 households; Totteridge & Bowerdean has 11,678 in 4,180. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (12% and 12%). Terriers & Amersham Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.3 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Terriers & Amersham Hill (29%) and semi-detached houses in Totteridge & Bowerdean (57%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (59% and 59%). Terriers & Amersham Hill has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 14.3 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £373,750 in Terriers & Amersham Hill and £387,500 in Totteridge & Bowerdean, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Terriers & Amersham Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.7 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 178 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Terriers & Amersham Hill, and 81 in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 437 m from the nearest school in Terriers & Amersham Hill and 317 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 936 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Terriers & Amersham Hill and 1,380 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Terriers & Amersham Hill and 90% in Totteridge & Bowerdean.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 44 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Terriers & Amersham Hill 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.
Terriers & Amersham Hill is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 10,962 people in 4,381 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £373,750 over the past two years, 19% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below 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.
Terriers & Amersham Hill and Totteridge & Bowerdean next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.