The Missendens
vs Totteridge & Bowerdean
Totteridge & Bowerdean has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in The Missendens. Homes in The Missendens sold for a median of £600,000, 55% above Totteridge & Bowerdean. The Missendens has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
The Missendens has 16,561 residents in 6,789 households; Totteridge & Bowerdean has 11,678 in 4,180. The Missendens has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 13.9 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 25%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in The Missendens (52%) and semi-detached houses in Totteridge & Bowerdean (57%). The Missendens has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 21.7 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Totteridge & Bowerdean has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 6.7 percentage points more than The Missendens (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £600,000 in The Missendens and £387,500 in Totteridge & Bowerdean, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
The Missendens has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 11.5 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in The Missendens, and 81 in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 441 m from the nearest school in The Missendens and 317 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 2,309 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in The Missendens and 1,380 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 70% of premises in The Missendens and 90% in Totteridge & Bowerdean.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 37 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in The Missendens 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.
The Missendens is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 16,561 people in 6,789 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £600,000 over the past two years, 30% above 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.
The Missendens and Totteridge & Bowerdean next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.