Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield
Memorial Green, the Old Town, Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Location within Buckinghamshire
Area	19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population	12,235 [1]
• Density	622/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU9490
Civil parish	Beaconsfield
Unitary authority	Buckinghamshire
Ceremonial county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Beaconsfield
Postcode district	HP9
Dialling code	01494
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Beaconsfield
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°36′03″N 0°38′05″W / 51.600873°N 0.634682°W / 51.600873; -0.634682

Beaconsfield (/ˈbɛkənzfiːld/ ^ⓘ BEK-ənz-feeld) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, 23+1⁄2 miles (38 kilometres) northwest of central London and 16 miles (26 kilometres) southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within five miles (eight kilometres): Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High Wycombe.

The town is adjacent to the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has Georgian, neo-Georgian and Tudor revival high street architecture, known as the Old Town. It is known for the first model village in the world and the National Film and Television School.

Beaconsfield was Britain's richest town (based on an average house price of £684,474) in 2008.^[2] In 2011, it had the highest proportion in the UK of £1 million-plus homes for sale (at 47%, compared to 3.5% nationally).^{[3][4][needs update]}