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Downley

Middle area

South Buckinghamshire. 12,501 people in 6.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Downley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£415,000
Joint 1,752nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,302
203rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Downley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downley at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences280
Other crime148
Anti-social behaviour93
Shoplifting80
Criminal damage and arson73
Drug offences46
Vehicle crime41
Burglary22
Robbery13
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Downley compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from £225,000 to £1,260,000. The middle area is £475,000. Downley is £415,000.
£415,000joint 22nd cheapest
Population67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from 5,558 to 14,108. The middle area is 8,121. Downley is 12,302.
12,3024th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Downley is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage67 middle areas, Buckinghamshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Buckinghamshire67 areas from 38.7% to 98.3%. The middle area is 86.1%. Downley is 95.5%.
95.5%7th highest

Is Downley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downley at a rate of 64.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Buckinghamshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Downley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (280), other crime (148) and anti-social behaviour (93).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Buckinghamshire

These figures are published for the whole of Buckinghamshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Buckinghamshire and not Downley alone. See Buckinghamshire

Average house price
£479,736
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,290
81st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.1×
Joint 31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.9
47th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Downley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Downley was £415,000 in 2025.

Downley had 12,302 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Downley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Downley, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.