# HP12 4QJ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP12 4QJ 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 4QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12) › [HP12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 83% on July. Buckinghamshire 052A: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **High Wycombe, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **No property in HP12 4QJ 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=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 052A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP12 4QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HP12 4QJ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **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=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cressex Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cressex-community-school-e110500) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/booker-hill-primary-school-and-nursery-e110260) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chepping View Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chepping-view-primary-academy-e137979) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kite Ridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kite-ridge-school-e138102) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Chiltern Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-wood-school-e110578) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Castlefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlefield-school-e110522) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-buckinghamshire-e135604) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £527,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2023 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £387,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £962,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CRESSEX PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: CRESSEX DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco High Wycombe New Express (980 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 052A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Buckinghamshire 052A has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,364th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £525,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 052A was £525,000 in 2025. Joint 4,095th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,576** (2021). Buckinghamshire 052A had 1,576 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,385th 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 052A, 93.9% 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: 51.6137, -0.7957

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=-0.7957,51.6137,HP124QJ

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