# HP12 3JL: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP12 3JL is a postcode in Buckinghamshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Buckinghamshire. Open the map at HP12 3JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12) › [HP12 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12-3)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Buckinghamshire 046E: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **High Wycombe, 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **No property in HP12 3JL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 046E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP12 3JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **Low road and rail noise at HP12 3JL**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castlefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlefield-school-e110522) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/booker-hill-primary-school-and-nursery-e110260) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chiltern Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-wood-school-e110578) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-buckinghamshire-e135604) | Special | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kite Ridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kite-ridge-school-e138102) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Oakridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-school-e110289) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cressex Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cressex-community-school-e110500) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chepping View Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chepping-view-primary-academy-e137979) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2023 | £381,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £371,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £436,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £200,720 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £377,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CRESSEX HEALTH CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: CRESSEX PHARMACY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco High Wycombe New Express (880 m, Tesco); Tesco Chapel Ln Express (910 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £479,736** (July 2026). Buckinghamshire’s average house price was £479,736 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,290** (2025). Full-time workers living in Buckinghamshire earned a median of £43,290 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 81st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.1×** (2025). A home in Buckinghamshire costs 11.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Buckinghamshire has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 47th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Buckinghamshire 046E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.4** (2025). Buckinghamshire 046E has a deprivation score of 19.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,145th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £377,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 046E was £377,500 in 2025. Joint 9,946th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,815** (2021). Buckinghamshire 046E had 1,815 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,431st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 046E, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HP12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP12 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,402** (2021). HP12 had 23,402 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,258th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HP12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.1%** (January 2026). In HP12, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Centre: 51.6252, -0.7813

Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wycombe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wycombe): Emma Reynolds (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.7813,51.6252,HP123JL

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