Area Information for High Wycombe, HP12 4JS

This postcode in High Wycombe is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Sands ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Wycombe. This page combines information for the address High Wycombe, HP12 4JS, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of HP12 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in May 1994. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Buckinghamshire
Ward Sands
Constituency Wycombe * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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Region South East
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We hold details of the latest crimes committed near High Wycombe, HP12 4JS - click here.

We also have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Wycombe West ), and the Thames Valley Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about High Wycombe, HP12 4JS is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of High Wycombe, HP12 4JS:

New Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4LH
Lane End Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4JF
Hylton Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4BZ
Chapel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4BY
Barn Court, High Wycombe, HP12 4LQ
Mill End Road, High Wycombe, HP12 4JR

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about HP12 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

The area containing High Wycombe consists predominantly of semi-detached housing, which can be an indicator of an affluent neighbourhood. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 14
Semi-Detached 78
Terraced 13
Flat (Purpose-Built) 4
Flat (Converted) 5
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 1
Total 115
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is being repaid through a mortgage or shared ownership arrangement. The national average is just under 30%, while in this area it represents 56% of housing spaces.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 28
Owned with Mortgage 64
Shared Ownership 2
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 8
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 14
Rent Free 0
Total 118

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 18
Two People 39
Three People 25
Four People 22
Five People 5
Six People 7
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 116

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing High Wycombe consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 17
Family Household 87
Other Household 12
Total 116

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 65
Deprived In One Dimension 38
Deprived In Two Dimensions 14
Deprived In Three Dimensions 0
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 117

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Wycombe constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 160
Female 171
Total 331

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 27
5-9 15
10-14 20
15-19 12
20-24 22
25-29 22
30-34 28
35-39 26
40-44 21
45-49 30
50-54 21
55-59 19
60-64 26
65-69 17
70-74 11
75-79 5
80-84 2
85+ 3
Total 327

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode HP12 4JS does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 89
Married 134
Separated 5
Divorced 29
Widowed 10
Total 267

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 149
Good 118
Fair 48
Bad 9
Very Bad 5
Total 329

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 82
Apprenticeship 9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
No GCSEs or Equivalent 44
Other 7
Total 266

Ethnic Group Embed This

High Wycombe can be considered more ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 65% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 214
Mixed Ethnicity 15
Indian 7
Pakistani 59
Bangladeshi 6
Chinese 3
Other Asian 4
Black Caribbean 19
Other Black/African/Caribbean 3
Total 330

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 259
European Union 15
Rest of Europe 1
Africa 7
Middle East and Asia 35
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 11
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 2
Total 330

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 259
10+ Years 61
5-10 Years 9
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 329

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to HP12 4JS.

Passport(s) Held
None 19
United Kingdom 284
European Union 17
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1
Middle East or Asia 7
North America or Caribbean 2

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 111
Christian 132
Buddhist 0
Hindu 3
Jewish 1
Muslim 65
Sikh 0
Other Religion 10
Not Stated 6
Total 328

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Sands ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in full-time employment - 46% of the resident population. On average, just over 34.3% of census respondents were in full-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 122
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 29
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 22
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 7
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 13
Retired 41
Looking After Home or Family 13
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 5
Other 8
Total 263

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 23
Professional Occupations 33
Associate Professional Occupations 25
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 15
Skilled Trades Occupations 22
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 14
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 14
Elementary Occupations 14
Total 176

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 38
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 50
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 35
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 25
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 20
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 37
Semi-Routine Occupation 23
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 24
Full-time Student 13
Total 265

High Wycombe, HP12 4JS is within the Wycombe West policing neighbourhood, under the Thames Valley Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near HP12 4JS
Neighbourhood Team Address Wycombe West
Queen Victoria Road
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP11 1BE
Website: https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk

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Below are the details of the closest services to HP12 4JS. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for HP12 4JS.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, approximately 1.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
High Wycombe 1.7 miles
Saunderton 3.5 miles
Marlow 4.3 miles
Bourne End 5 miles
Cookham 5.8 miles
Great Missenden 5.9 miles
Beaconsfield 6.2 miles
Princes Risborough 6.4 miles
Furze Platt 7.3 miles
Monks Risborough 7.4 miles
Seer Green & Jordans 7.8 miles
Amersham 8.1 miles
Maidenhead 8.3 miles
Little Kimble 8.4 miles
Henley-on-Thames 8.4 miles
Taplow 8.7 miles
Wendover 9.1 miles
Shiplake 9.4 miles
Burnham (Buckinghamshire) 9.6 miles
Chalfont & Latimer 9.9 miles

Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 4 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest Tube station is Amersham, approximately 8.1 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Amersham Tube Station 8.1 miles
Chesham Tube Station 9 miles
Chalfont & Latimer Tube Station 9.9 miles
Chorleywood Tube Station 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest is Millbrook Combined School, approximately 790 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Millbrook Combined School 790 yards May 2023
    
Castlefield School 820 yards January 2015
    
Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery 0.6 miles  
Oakridge School 0.7 miles March 2022
    
The Disraeli School 1 mile November 2024
The Downley School 1.2 miles March 2022
    
West Wycombe School 1.2 miles June 2023
    
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School 1.2 miles October 2017
    
Chepping View Primary Academy 1.3 miles June 2024
    
Hamilton Academy 1.5 miles October 2018
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest is Cressex Community School, approximately 1.2 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Cressex Community School 1.2 miles July 2014
    
Wycombe High School 1.3 miles April 2024
    
John Hampden Grammar School 1.4 miles September 2022
    
St Michael's Catholic School (All Through) 1.6 miles January 2019
    
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2.1 miles October 2019
    
The Highcrest Academy 2.5 miles March 2016
    
Sir William Ramsay School 3.4 miles June 2022
    
Great Marlow School 3.7 miles May 2017
    
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School 4.3 miles May 2024
    
Holmer Green Senior School 4.4 miles May 2016
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest is Tower House Surgery, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest is Sands House Dental Practice, approximately 490 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 8 closest hospitals to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest is The Shelburne Hospital, approximately 1.3 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to High Wycombe, HP12 4JS. The nearest is A R Salter, approximately 1.2 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.