Hazlemere is mostly owner-occupiers in their forties and fifties with grown or growing children. Nearly nine in ten households own their home. The typical resident is in their late forties. About four in ten adults have a degree. People here tend to be comfortable, healthy and settled for the long term.
The 2021 census counted 21,538 people in 8,611 households, and it's the source for every population figure on this page. About 86% of households own their home. About 8% rent privately and about 6% rent from a social landlord. Most people who move here buy, and most stay for a long time.
The median age is 47. People aged 25 to 44 make up about 20% of the population, so the young working years are a minority here. That age group mostly lives in High Wycombe and moves to Hazlemere once the second child arrives and the deposit is in place.
The Office for National Statistics models typical household income here at about £75,600 a year before tax, for the financial year to March 2023. That's gross pay before tax, averaged across the area, and it's comfortable money. In a place where the semis cost half a million, it's also roughly the minimum for buying in.
Households are mostly families or people whose families have grown up and left. Couples with dependent children make up about 25% of households, and lone parents about 7%. About 24% of households are one person living alone, and pensioners living alone account for about 15% of all households. That last figure covers the people who bought the bungalows when they were new and are still living in them.
About 40% of adults have a degree, about 12% have no qualifications and about 2% are full-time students. With so few students, there's no student population and no student nightlife. Stevyn Colgan, the author and researcher on the quiz show QI, is among the people from Hazlemere listed on Wikipedia, which fits a place where four in ten adults have a degree.
Health is good. About 87% of residents describe their health as good or very good, and about 3% as bad or very bad. Buckinghamshire's rate of deaths from preventable causes is better than England's, and its smoking rate of about 8% is also better than England's. Both are county-wide figures, so they describe Buckinghamshire as a whole, not Hazlemere's streets.
Who lives here is one of Hazlemere's strengths: healthy, well-qualified homeowners who plan to stay. It's a hard place for a young renter, but a good place to bring up a family.