Corporate plan

Buckinghamshire in numbers

In 2022

  • The population was 553,300 (as of mid 2021).
  • The median average house price was £420,500 (as of December 2022).
  • The average rent for a 3 bed property was £1,456 per calendar month (data recorded between October 2021 to end Sept 2022).
  • 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 £18.2 billion (Buckinghamshire LEP 2019).
  • There were 237 schools, pupil referral units, and state funded nurseries.
  • Average annual gross pay in Bucks (full time workers) was £38,600 in 2022.

On the horizon

  • The population is set to reach 564,319 by 2030.
  • There will be 450 State Pension age citizens per 1,000 working age citizens by 2040 (from 320 per 1,000 in 2020).
  • There are currently 302 state pension age residents per 1,000 working age residents. By 2040 this will rise to 371 State Pension age residents per 1,000 working age residents.

In the next decade (2022 to 2032)

There is set to be a:

  • 5.1% decrease in Children 0-17
  • 0.3% increase in Adults 18-64
  • 20.8% increase in 65+ year olds
  • 44.3% 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.