Aylesbury's architecture includes the Grade II listed Jacobean mansion of Hartwell. Additionally Aylesbury Grammar School was founded in 1598 and the original building is now part of the County Museum buildings in Church Street.

The town grew rapidly in the 1960s and has more than doubled its population since then. There are many new housing developments; many excellent houses built in the 16th to 18th centuries have been demolished to make way for them.

Bedgrove has some excellent large modern detached homes as well as detached and semi-detached housing from the 1930s onwards.

You can find many new build properties around Broughton Crossing and Weston Turville. Many properties are sold under shared ownership terms and can be found in roads such as Howard Avenue, Stoke Road and Charmfield Road.

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Properties in Aylesbury which are built very close to Bear Brook and California Brook, such as in Albion Street and Thame Road, are subject to flood warnings and alerts from time to time. If you are concerned that a property you are looking to buy is in a flood risk area, you should consider getting a flood risk report (click for more details).	According to the UK Government's Public Health England, some parts of Aylesbury, including streets such as Chalgrove Walk and Chaloner Road, are in a raised radon area, with properties built there having a higher probability than average of experiencing ground Radon emissions. The raised Radon area has a maximum radon potential of 3 – 5% (the percentage is the chance of a property being built where Radon emissions might measure above the action level). If you are concerned that a property you are buying is in an area of raised Radon, please click to visit Public Health England's UK Radon Map. Click also to find out more about Radon, Radon property searches and much more.	Properties in various parts of Aylesbury, including streets such as Pitcher Walk, Aylesbury HP19 7FJ may well be affected by the HS2 scheme. The High Speed 2 Rail Link is a proposed railway line between London and the North of England. Trains along this route will operate at speeds of up to 250 mph. Proximity to the route is likely to have an impact on the surrounding areas. If you are buying a property in the area and this is of concern to you, you may well wish to consider purchasing an Energy & Infrastructure Report. or a report specific to the HS2 scheme.

There is considerable affluence in many parts of the county, such as around Fulmer, Gerrards Cross, Farnham Common and Stoke Poges. Denham Golf Club, which has its own station on the Chiltern Line, is the haunt of many celebrities who have dwellings in the area. The county is the site of the first modern private university to receive a charter, the University of Buckingham. Buckinghamshire has number of areas of outstanding natural beauty, such as Burnham Beeches and the Chilterns (including the Chess Valley).

We have local RICS surveyors who specialise in listed building surveys in Aylesbury. To find out more got to - Listed Building Surveys - Building Surveyor and Survey Cost in Aylesbury