Buying a home in HP8, Chalfont St. Giles. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£658kmost £584k–£796k
Houses per m²£6,693flats £5,786
Sold last year50331 in five years
Prices in Buckinghamshire+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in HP8 sold for £658,202 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £584,436 and £796,086, for about 96 m² of space.

50 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £318k for two bedrooms.

Across Buckinghamshire, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,603 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,002 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £132,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in HP8 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£518,000£403k–£635k70 m²39
3£658,202£584k–£796k96 m²101
4£859,729£764k–£1.12m135 m²46
5+£1,386,363£1.09m–£1.84m198 m²135

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£518k£658k£860k£1.39m
Detached—£671k£796k£940k£1.42m
Semi-detached—£461k£625k£805k£724k
Terraced—£438k£576k£728k—
Flats—£318k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near HP8

Best state primary within 2 kmChalfont St Giles Junior School68% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Clement Danes School82% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about HP8

Is HP8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Buckinghamshire are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (68% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82% against 43.8%); 50 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in HP8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in HP8 sold for £658,202 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £584,436 and £796,086.

How many homes sell in HP8 each year?

50 homes sold in the last year and 331 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near HP8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Chalfont St Giles Junior School, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near HP8?

For a 3-bedroom house, UB9 (£554k, 8 km), HP5 (£496k, 9 km), HP10 (£557k, 9 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.