Buckinghamshire

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Buckinghamshire. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Buckinghamshire, not our estimates.

• 5,692 births and 4,795 deaths: natural change added 897 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 3,765 people.
• International migration (net) added 969 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 233.
• Altogether the population grew by 5,864 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Buckinghamshire: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Buckinghamshire’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Buckinghamshire moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative (2026) — Conservative 50, Liberal Democrat 26, Other and independent 14, Labour 3, Green 2, Reform UK 2 of 97 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (2016–2018); Conservative (2021–2024); Conservative minority administration (2025); Conservative (2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Buckinghamshire’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

36,112 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 61.8 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · down 0.1% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£43,290
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20265,692people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013505,283people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022553,078people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026505,283people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026553,078people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026505,283people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026553,078people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026553,074people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026505,283people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026553,078people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026505,283people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026553,076people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · down 1.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 202610,680people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · down 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 5.2% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,527
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20264,795people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20254,143kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20258%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202614,050kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 2.9 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20264.3%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 4.3% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£490,508
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202511.9
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20250%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202514%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,765people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20265,163people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026969people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20264,194people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026897people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026233people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.6% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025578,772people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · up 0.0 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20264.6%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 4.6% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£1,474
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · down 1.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£836

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Buckinghamshire; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Buckinghamshire, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,903Year ending March 2021→£2,527Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Buckinghamshire, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,903 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,527 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £624 or 32.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,527 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,903 in the year ending March 2021 = £624, which is 32.8% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,526.58 and 1,902.84, and 2,526.58 − 1,902.84 = 623.74.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Buckinghamshire, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,903 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,527 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £624 or 32.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £30,4922008→£43,2902025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Buckinghamshire, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £30,492 in 2008 to £43,290 in 2025, a change of £12,798 or 42.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £43,290 in 2025 − £30,492 in 2008 = £12,798, which is 42.0% of the figure for 2008.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Buckinghamshire, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £30,492 in 2008 to £43,290 in 2025, a change of £12,798 or 42.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £5842008→£8362025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Buckinghamshire, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £584 in 2008 to £836 in 2025, a change of £252 or 43.2%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £836 in 2025 − £584 in 2008 = £252, which is 43.2% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 835.80 and 583.70, and 835.80 − 583.70 = 252.10.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Buckinghamshire, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £584 in 2008 to £836 in 2025, a change of £252 or 43.2%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 2,486Year to mid-2012→3,765Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, net internal migration by local authority rose from 2,486 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,765 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,279 or 51.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,765 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,486 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,279, which is 51.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, net internal migration by local authority rose from 2,486 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,765 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,279 or 51.4% (ONS).

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• 3,079Year to mid-2012→5,163Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, international migration into a local authority rose from 3,079 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,163 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,084 or 67.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  5,163 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,079 in Year to mid-2012 = 2,084, which is 67.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, international migration into a local authority rose from 3,079 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,163 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,084 or 67.7% (ONS).

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• 2,840Year to mid-2012→4,194Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, international migration out of a local authority rose from 2,840 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,194 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,354 or 47.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  4,194 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,840 in Year to mid-2012 = 1,354, which is 47.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, international migration out of a local authority rose from 2,840 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,194 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,354 or 47.7% (ONS).

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• 239Year to mid-2012→969Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, net international migration by local authority rose from 239 in Year to mid-2012 to 969 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 730 or 305.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  969 in Year to mid-2025 − 239 in Year to mid-2012 = 730, which is 305.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, net international migration by local authority rose from 239 in Year to mid-2012 to 969 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 730 or 305.4% (ONS).

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• 6,156Year to mid-2012→5,692Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, births by local authority fell from 6,156 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,692 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 464 or 7.5% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  5,692 in Year to mid-2025 − 6,156 in Year to mid-2012 = −464, which is 7.5% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, births by local authority fell from 6,156 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,692 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 464 or 7.5% (ONS).

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• 3,873Year to mid-2012→4,795Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, deaths by local authority rose from 3,873 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,795 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 922 or 23.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  4,795 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,873 in Year to mid-2012 = 922, which is 23.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, deaths by local authority rose from 3,873 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,795 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 922 or 23.8% (ONS).

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• 2,283Year to mid-2012→897Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 2,283 in Year to mid-2012 to 897 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,386 or 60.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  897 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,283 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,386, which is 60.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 2,283 in Year to mid-2012 to 897 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,386 or 60.7% (ONS).

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• 547Year to mid-2012→233Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Buckinghamshire, other population change by local authority fell from 547 in Year to mid-2012 to 233 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 314 or 57.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  233 in Year to mid-2025 − 547 in Year to mid-2012 = −314, which is 57.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Buckinghamshire, other population change by local authority fell from 547 in Year to mid-2012 to 233 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 314 or 57.4% (ONS).

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Compare Buckinghamshire with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Buckinghamshire and Birmingham
• Buckinghamshire and Leeds
• Buckinghamshire and North Yorkshire
• Buckinghamshire and Somerset
• Buckinghamshire and Cornwall
• Buckinghamshire and Sheffield

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Buckinghamshire said then and says now, with the periods named. Buckinghamshire since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Buckinghamshire are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.