Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, SL9 7HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SL9 7HS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	52.8%	0.8%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	48%	47.2%	-0.8%	49.0%	-1.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of SL9 7HS there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 67.4% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	16.9%	24.9%	8.0%	37.9%	-13.0%
Married: Opposite sex	73.4%	67.4%	-6.0%	44.2%	23.2%
Separated	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	9.1%	-6.4%
Widowed	5%	4.7%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	60.8%	68%	7.2%	48.4%	19.6%
Good health	31.4%	24.7%	-6.7%	33.6%	-8.9%
Fair health	5.4%	5.9%	0.5%	12.7%	-6.8%
Bad health	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around SL9 7HS this area, 5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 59.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.3%	5%	-2.3%	18.2%	-13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	7.9%	-4.1%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	10.3%	-1.3%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.3%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	11.4%	1.4%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	50.5%	59.2%	8.7%	33.8%	25.4%
Other	6.6%	3.8%	-2.8%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	13.2%	35.8%	22.6%	3.1%	32.7%
Pakistani	6.6%	1.4%	-5.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.8%	1.3%
White	65.4%	46%	-19.4%	81.4%	-35.4%
Arab	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.9%	6.6%	3.7%	1.6%	5.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.1%	71.5%	0.4%	83.2%	-11.7%
European Union	3.4%	4%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.1%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	5.6%	4.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	11.8%	15.1%	3.3%	5.6%	9.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	3.7%	0.7%	-3.0%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.6%	71.4%	0.8%	83.2%	-11.8%
10+ Years	6.1%	23.9%	17.8%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	1.4%	-15.8%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.6%	76.7%	13.9%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.4%	37.2%	-21.8%
Christian	35.3%	46.2%	-10.9%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	12.6%	1.7%	10.9%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	5.6%	6.5%	-0.9%
Sikh	24.5%	0.9%	23.6%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Howards Wood Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Howards Wood Drive was 19.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.0% lower than the Denham average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Howards Wood Drive has the 10th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Denham and the 324th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 26.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£81,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SL9 7HS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Howards Wood Drive are based on 103 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Buckinghamshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, SL9 7HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL9 7HS

Average Price
£1,371,303

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,371,303

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Howards Wood Drive

Average Price
£1,387,016

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,387,016

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Howards Wood DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,275,000	2023-07-18	£1,281,420
75 Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,210,000	2021-04-16	£1,373,811
37 Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£985,000	2021-04-07	£1,118,350
Birchfields, 77 Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,133,000	2020-01-15	£1,307,207
73 Howards Wood Drive, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2013-07-17	£1,818,859

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL9 7HS

Employment

SL9 7HS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SL9 7HS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	121
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	44
Student (economically inactive)	19
Looking after home or family	17
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Construction	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Education	11
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fulmer Infant School Alderbourne Lane , Fulmer SL3 6JB	4out of 4	1,123 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gerrards Cross CofE School Moreland Drive , SL9 8BD	4out of 4	1,649 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Stoke Poges School Rogers Lane , Stoke Poges SL2 4LN	3out of 4	3,290 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Priory Road , Chalfont St Peter SL9 8SB	3out of 4	3,535 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Farnham Common Junior School Sherbourne Walk , SL2 3TZ	3out of 4	3,871 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Khalsa Secondary Academy Hollybush Hill , SL2 4QB	3out of 4	2,971 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Chalfonts Community College Narcot Lane , Chalfont St Peter SL9 8TP	3out of 4	4,890 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wexham School Norway Drive , SL2 5QP	3out of 4	5,273 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Teikyo School UK Fulmer Grange , Framewood Road SL2 4QS	- not rated	2,349 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
International School of Creative Arts Framewood Road , SL2 4QS	- not rated	2,422 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's School Packhorse Road , SL9 8JQ	- not rated	2,975 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Gayhurst School Bull Lane , SL9 8RJ	- not rated	3,008 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe House School Oval Way , SL9 8QA	- not rated	3,095 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Farm Shop Fulmer	Windmill Road, Fulmer		1,037 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Black Horse	Windmill Road, Fulmer		1,037 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gerrards Cross Sports Club DUKES LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,059 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	29.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.