# HP14 4WQ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

HP14 4WQ 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 HP14 4WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14) › [HP14 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14-4)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Buckinghamshire 049C: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **High Wycombe, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **No property in HP14 4WQ 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=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 049C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **74% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **Low road and rail noise at HP14 4WQ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **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=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chiltern Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-wood-school-e110578) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Kite Ridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kite-ridge-school-e138102) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Wycombe High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wycombe-high-school-e136723) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 74.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [John Hampden Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-hampden-grammar-school-e136771) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 73.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chepping View Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chepping-view-primary-academy-e137979) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castlefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlefield-school-e110522) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-school-e110289) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-school-e149612) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £494,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| March 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2024 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| September 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| August 2025 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| February 2026 | £337,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| October 2023 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CRESSEX HEALTH CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: CRESSEX PHARMACY (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Tesco High Wycombe South Esso Express (660 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 049C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Buckinghamshire 049C has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £452,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 049C was £452,500 in 2025. Joint 6,247th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,651** (2021). Buckinghamshire 049C had 1,651 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,659th 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: 83.7%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 049C, 83.7% 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.

## HP14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £495,850** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP14 was £495,850 in 2025. 290th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,025** (2021). HP14 had 18,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,181st least 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 HP14 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: 62.3%** (January 2026). In HP14, 62.3% 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: 51.6222, -0.7704

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.7704,51.6222,HP144WQ

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