Corporate plan
Buckinghamshire in numbers
In 2024
- The population was 566,700 (as of mid-year 2023).
- The median average house price was £473,000 (August 2024).
- The average rent for a 3 bed property was £1,485 per calendar month (August 2024).
- There were 171 parish and town councils.
- 32% of the county is designated green belt (England average 12.5%).
- The size of the Buckinghamshire economy national output was £20.366 million (ONS 2024).
- There were 235 schools, including pupil referral units and local authority maintained nurseries.
- 2,100 miles of carriageway were maintained.
On the horizon
- The population is set to reach 604,000 in 2030 (Source: ONS projections).
- There are currently 335 state pension age residents per 1,000 working age residents in 2025. By 2035 this will rise to 368 State Pension age residents per 1,000 working age residents.
In the next decade (2025 to 2035)
There is set to be a:
- 5.6% increase in children 0-17*
- 8.6% increase in adults 18-64*
- 21% increase in 65+ year olds
- 37% increase in 85+ year olds
*Construction of new dwellings in the county could lead to population changes and increases beyond those currently predicted by the ONS.