Beaconsfield
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.607, -0.636 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 94 90 |
| Population: | 13,797 |
| Dialling code: | 01494 (High Wycombe) |
Beaconsfield is a handsome market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, set on the edge of the Chiltern Hills and roughly 23 miles from central London. Its rail link into Marylebone and easy road access have made it a prosperous commuter centre with attractive green surroundings and high property values.
The town is noted for a compact, well‑preserved Old Town of Georgian and earlier buildings, independent shops, cafés and traditional pubs, while the New Town grew up around the railway in the 19th century. Culturally it punches above its size: Beaconsfield hosts the National Film and Television School and nearby studios, and local arts events, markets and community groups give it a lively, village‑like social scene.
Postcode districts covering Beaconsfield
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Islington 23 miles37.1 km
- Reading 18.5 miles29.8 km
- City of Westminster 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Luton 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Slough 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Harrow 12.9 miles20.8 km
- High Wycombe 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Watford 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Woking 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Hemel Hempstead 12.2 miles19.7 km
- St. Albans 16.9 miles27.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Beaconsfield Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Seer Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hedgerley Green Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Penn Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Hedgerley Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Penn Wood and Old Amersham Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Winchmore Hill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Coleshill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Chepping Wycombe Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Tylers Green and Loudwater Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Beaconsfield
HP9 2DH, HP9 1BN, HP9 2HR, HP9 9EA, HP9 2LN, HP9 1SR, HP9 2LZ, HP9 1RN, HP9 2FG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Luton Airport 21.7 miles35 km
- Beaconsfield Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Seer Green and Jordans Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
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Schools in Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield High School Secondary
- Butlers Court School Primary
- Davenies School Independent - all ages
- High March School Independent - primary
- Holtspur School & Pre-School Primary
- St Mary and All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- The Beaconsfield School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Wilton Park Estate 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Park Wood Forest 6.2 miles10 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Adams Park Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles13 km
- Uxbridge College College 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Swakeleys House Historic site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Brunel University University 8.7 miles14 km
- Ditton Park Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km