Postcode sector · High Wycombe

HP12 9 area guide

Who lives in HP12 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East
Population: 1,751 (2024)

HP12 9Postcode sector · High Wycombe

At a glance

What HP12 9 is like

The HP12 9 postcode sector in Buckinghamshire covers 23 live postcodes and is home to about 1,751 people in 512 households. 70.9% of households own their home, 26.8% rent privately and 2.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 61.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How HP12 9 compares

Headline figures for HP12 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£61,570

Average annual income before tax, higher than 70% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where HP12 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
26.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
70.9% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

HP12 9 FAQs

Is HP12 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is HP12 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around HP12 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in HP12 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 8.8% of residents. 70.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (56.1%).

Which council covers HP12 9?

The local authority for HP12 9 is Buckinghamshire.

HP12 9 comes under Buckinghamshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is HP12 9?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is High Wycombe Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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