Old Town sits in the Chilterns, pulling together a handful of villages and market towns that share a distinctly green, family-friendly character. Schools are a standout across the area, with outstanding grammars and primaries in Amersham, Chalfont St Giles and Chesham North giving families plenty of strong options. Crime runs well below the national average everywhere you look, and it's falling across the board, while air quality is consistently good to excellent thanks to the surrounding countryside. Most neighbourhoods also offer a direct Metropolitan line link into central London, making this a genuinely practical base for commuters who want space and greenery without cutting ties to the city. Housing costs vary quite a bit depending on where you land. Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, along with Amersham and Chalfont St Giles, sit at the top end, with detached homes averaging well over £1.1 million and a village feel that comes at a premium. Chesham offers more breathing room on price: Chesham South is the most affordable corner of the suburb, with flats averaging £235,000 and rents undercutting nearby Dacorum, while Chesham North sits in the middle, with detached homes commanding the strongest local premium. Wherever you buy, flats tend to offer the easiest way into the area without stretching to village-house prices. Day-to-day life has a settled, community feel throughout, with good GP, dentist and optician coverage, local pubs, and a decent spread of shops and restaurants, Chesham South alone counts 13 restaurants and 8 pubs and bars. Bovingdon and Flaunden lean more car-dependent, with the M25 and A41 the main routes out, whereas the Chesham and Amersham wards benefit from that Metropolitan line connection and a higher-than-average share of home workers. Overall, Old Town suits families and commuters after a quieter, greener lifestyle, with the flexibility to choose between premium village living or more affordable, well-connected town living depending on budget.