Buckinghamshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£858,673

Semi-detached

£472,407

Terraced

£378,389

Flat or maisonette

£234,615

First-time buyers

£355,164

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  455,714 in 1991 → 578,772 in 2024 (+27.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £252,605 in 2005 → £479,736 in 2026 (+89.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £474 in 2008 → £712 in 2025 (+50.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.4% in 2004 → 81.2% in 2023 (+2.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.0% in 2001 → 3.1% in 2025 (+210.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,562 in 1997 → £34,111 in 2024 (+134.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

39 official indicators are published for Buckinghamshire; 32 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing66.9 years (2022 to 2024) · 13th highest of 195
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills82.0% (2024/25) · 29th highest of 313
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing65.3 years (2022 to 2024) · 18th highest of 195
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£34,111 (2024) · 36th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment11,974 kWh (2024/25) · 329th lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing10.5× earnings (April 2025) · 274th lowest of 316
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access82.0% (January 2026) · 271st highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work9.4% (2024) · 260th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.2 years · England 80.0 · 11th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.4 years · England 83.8 · 16th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.3 years · England 60.9 · 13th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)66.9 years · England 61.3 · 10th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)248.9 per 100k · England 321.0 · 13th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.3% · England 10.4 · 31st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.1% · England 64.6 · 57th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.4% · England 68.3 · 26th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.2 score · England 46.0 · 20th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)7.3% · England 5.8 · 128th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.0% · England 19.8 · 16th lowest of 153