SL8 5BU
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Property report — SL8 5BU
Open-data due diligence for SL8 5BU and the area around it.
SL8 5BU in brief: 45 recorded sales (£50,000–£895,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SL8 5BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SL8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£645,940
Population
10,864
Crimes recorded
31
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
79%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in SL8 5, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | £565,000 | 40 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-01 | £615,000 | 21 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2024-07-05 | £895,000 | 19 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2023-08-15 | £780,000 | 17 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2022-08-02 | £560,000 | 34 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2022-03-25 | £640,000 | 23 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-11-13 | £670,000 | 14 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2019-08-13 | £420,000 | 7 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-09-28 | £415,000 | 33 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-07-06 | £410,000 | 24 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-15 | £410,000 | 32 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-10 | £499,950 | 11 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2016-10-24 | £450,000 | 16 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2016-03-31 | £467,500 | 20 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2015-06-26 | £335,000 | 8 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-14 | £400,000 | 22 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2014-10-03 | £335,000 | 23 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-01-15 | £340,000 | 18 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2013-09-25 | £315,000 | 38 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-11-09 | £240,000 | 17 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2012-10-19 | £290,000 | 35 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-03-16 | £248,000 | 32 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-17 | £312,500 | 4 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-08 | £350,000 | 10 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2009-08-03 | £250,000 | 29 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-12-02 | £295,000 | 27 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-10-31 | £290,000 | 2 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2007-10-10 | £300,000 | 22 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2006-10-24 | £273,000 | 34 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2006-10-09 | £435,000 | 14 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2005-10-13 | £292,500 | 26 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-04-08 | £270,000 | 4 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-31 | £235,000 | 7 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-09-26 | £228,000 | 25 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 2003-03-07 | £259,950 | 27 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-16 | £250,000 | 26 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-12 | £218,000 | 27 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-09-14 | £130,000 | 7 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £50,000 | 27 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-07-27 | £139,500 | 40 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-27 | £115,000 | 27A WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-01-29 | £142,500 | 9 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
| 1998-11-27 | £126,000 | 36 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-24 | £87,500 | 26 WEST RIDGE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-08 | £142,000 | 13 WEST RIDGE | Detached |
45 recorded sales on SL8 5BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-Act Bourne End Academy | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Claytons Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Juniper Hill School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Wooburn Green Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Carrington Junior School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BOURNE END & WOOBURN GREEN MEDICAL CTR (1.1 mi) · CHERRYMEAD SURGERY (1.7 mi) · COOKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (1.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MARLOW HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · MARLOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · WYCOMBE HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE HEART IN HAND (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CORES END UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · ABBEY COTTAGE ABBOTS WILLOW JASMYNE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOURNE END PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · WOOBURN GREEN PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · BOOTS (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Bourne End (0.5 mi) · Cookham (1.9 mi) · Marlow (2.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.4 mi) · Tesco (1.6 mi) · Countrystore (1.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 4,627
Owned 78% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SL8 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SL8 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 25/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SL8 5BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSL8 | SectorSL8 5 | PostcodeSL8 5BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £645,940 | £645,940 | £344,264 |
| Population | 10,864 | 10,864 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 9/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 31 | 31 | — |
| Schools | 3 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 79% | 70% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SL8 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.