Buckinghamshire · England
Burnham population
12,500people · latest estimate
Burnham has a population of 12,500, making it the 11th largest place in Buckinghamshire.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Buckinghamshire population trends, 2001–2024.
Burnham in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Burnham sits in postcode district SL1.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Buckinghamshire, the billing authority covering Burnham, is £2,527 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amersham on the Hill | 17,719 |
| 2 | Beaconsfield | 13,797 |
| 3 | Buckingham | 12,890 |
| 4 | Princes Risborough | 8,231 |
| 5 | Iver Heath | 8,065 |
| 6 | Chalfont St Giles | 7,957 |