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Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green neighbourhood of Buckinghamshire, England (ONS area Buckinghamshire 025). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes HP14, HP16, HP17, HP22, HP27. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HP27 0RP.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Buckinghamshire (3 of 16 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £632,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Buckinghamshire (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Monks Risborough, is about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£632,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.24; 2 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£79,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green sits in Buckinghamshire

  • Typical house price: 19th highest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire
  • Average household income: joint 9th highest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green

House prices: Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green against Buckinghamshire: This neighbourhood £144k (1995) to £688k (2026); Buckinghamshire £88k (1995) to £500k (2026).£165k£617k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£688kBuckinghamshire£500k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Buckinghamshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Buckinghamshire, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Solar and heat pumps
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recent price momentum
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Monks Risborough Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Chiltern Railways to Princes Risborough (about 4 min) and Aylesbury (about 12 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Monks Risborough CofE Primary School 660 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Jun 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school Princes Risborough School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green

What is the typical house price in Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green?

£632,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

How does Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green compare with the rest of Buckinghamshire?

Typical house price: 19th highest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire. Average household income: joint 9th highest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire.

Is Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.24; 2 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green?

Monks Risborough. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Chiltern Railways to Princes Risborough (about 4 min) and Aylesbury (about 12 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green?

Nearest state primary school. Monks Risborough CofE Primary School. 660 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Jun 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Princes Risborough School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.