SL8 5RE
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Property report — SL8 5RE
Open-data due diligence for SL8 5RE and the area around it.
SL8 5RE in brief: 37 recorded sales (£177,000–£1,470,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SL8 5RE 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
High
Gigabit broadband
79%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SL8 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | £905,000 | IVY BRIDGE THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2024-06-07 | £1,450,000 | WESTFIELD THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-09-14 | £1,470,000 | GREEN LEAVES THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-19 | £997,000 | TYTHE BARN THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2020-07-10 | £1,400,000 | HURST FIELD THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-02-03 | £1,175,000 | LANGHOLME THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-08-30 | £1,100,000 | TROWAY THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-03-23 | £1,040,000 | SPINNEY VIEW HOUSE THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-11-30 | £1,050,000 | HERONSMEAD THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-11-30 | £1,050,000 | HERONSMEAD THE DRIVE | Other |
| 2015-11-12 | £1,450,000 | ORCHARD CROFT THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-01-09 | £545,000 | IVY BRIDGE THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2013-09-12 | £1,235,000 | BROOKS HEDGE HOUSE THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-07-24 | £612,000 | WATER MEADOWS THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-10-22 | £999,000 | THE FORD THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-02-12 | £630,000 | WINTERHOLM THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-08-22 | £950,000 | THE FORD THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2008-01-30 | £515,000 | IVY BRIDGE THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2006-05-31 | £765,000 | HURST FIELD THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-03-03 | £657,000 | GREEN LEAVES THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-12 | £495,000 | BROOKSIDE THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-03-12 | £1,150,000 | ORCHARD CROFT THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-12-18 | £637,500 | CONIFERS THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-08-27 | £560,000 | THE BIRCHES THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-10-31 | £720,000 | GREEN LEAVES THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-11 | £445,000 | IVY BRIDGE THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-11 | £535,000 | STREAMSIDE THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-08 | £410,000 | BRIDGE END THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-04-17 | £400,000 | ANSTEY COTTAGE THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-10 | £950,000 | CHERRY TREE HOUSE THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-10-01 | £550,000 | BROOKS HEDGE HOUSE THE DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-30 | £325,000 | BRIARHOLME THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-03-12 | £305,000 | CHANT COTTAGE THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-08-13 | £330,000 | PRIORS LEA THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-02-17 | £380,000 | SPINNEY VIEW HOUSE THE DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-06-05 | £177,000 | IVY BRIDGE THE DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1995-10-18 | £590,000 | ORCHARD CROFT THE DRIVE | Detached |
37 recorded sales on SL8 5RE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claytons Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| E-Act Bourne End Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Little Marlow CofE School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Juniper Hill School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Carrington Junior School | 1.5 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: COOKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (1.6 mi) · BOURNE END & WOOBURN GREEN MEDICAL CTR (1.7 mi) · CHERRYMEAD SURGERY (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MARLOW HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · MARLOW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · WYCOMBE HOSPITAL (3.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LADYMEAD COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · THE OLD FORGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SEPTEMBER COTTAGE WAYSIDE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOURNE END PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (1.4 mi) · WOOBURN GREEN PHARMACY (1.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Bourne End (0.5 mi) · Cookham (1.6 mi) · Marlow (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.3 mi) · Countrystore (1.6 mi) · Tesco (2.0 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
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 5RE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £645,940 | £645,940 | £782,554 |
| 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 | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 79% | 100% |
| 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 1 July 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.