# High Wycombe

Town in Buckinghamshire, South East.

High Wycombe is a town in Buckinghamshire, South East. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 94.0 per 1,000 people. About 89,336 people.

Town. Code E63004735. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)

High Wycombe is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for High Wycombe add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in High Wycombe was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 226th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/high-wycombe#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 83,541** (2021). High Wycombe had 83,541 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 129th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/high-wycombe#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in High Wycombe 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/high-wycombe#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.1%** (January 2026). In High Wycombe, 85.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/high-wycombe#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004735) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in High Wycombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004735) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,043 homes were sold in High Wycombe in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004735) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for High Wycombe.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004735) (Census 2021, England and Wales): High Wycombe had 83,541 usual residents at the census.

## How High Wycombe compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | High Wycombe | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,000 | joint 89th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 83,541 | 16th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.1% | joint 52nd lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is High Wycombe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in High Wycombe at a rate of 94.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 708 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in High Wycombe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,091), other crime (1,595) and anti-social behaviour (972).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in High Wycombe was 102.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in High Wycombe, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so High Wycombe has no single figure. Of its 47 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in High Wycombe

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buckinghamshire 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017857) | 1,486 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017858) | 2,474 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017859) | 1,719 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017860) | 1,461 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 038G](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017863) | 1,754 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017853) | 1,349 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017920) | 1,513 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017921) | 1,759 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |
| [Buckinghamshire 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017922) | 2,404 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.6% |
| [Buckinghamshire 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017923) | 1,682 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017924) | 1,609 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017850) | 1,441 | 81.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017851) | 1,727 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017852) | 2,581 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017919) | 1,358 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.4% |
| [Buckinghamshire 043A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017925) | 2,099 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017926) | 1,453 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017927) | 1,738 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017928) | 1,478 | 63.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 044A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017911) | 1,706 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 044B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017912) | 1,507 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 044C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017913) | 2,137 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 044D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017914) | 1,401 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017940) | 1,607 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 75.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 046A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017903) | 1,749 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 046B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017904) | 1,972 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.4% |
| [Buckinghamshire 046C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017905) | 2,300 | 142.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 046D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017906) | 1,939 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 046E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017907) | 1,815 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 048A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017899) | 1,738 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 048B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017900) | 1,188 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 76.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 048C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017901) | 1,217 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 048D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017902) | 1,618 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 049A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017836) | 1,728 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 70.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 049B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017837) | 2,557 | 366.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 47.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 049C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017838) | 1,651 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 049D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017839) | 2,359 | 376.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 47.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 049E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017840) | 2,008 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 049F](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017841) | 2,618 | 117.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.4% |
| [Buckinghamshire 051A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017910) | 2,550 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 051C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01033972) | 1,781 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 051D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01033973) | 1,247 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 051E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01033974) | 1,378 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 051F](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01033975) | 1,379 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.6% |
| [Buckinghamshire 052A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017843) | 1,576 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 052B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017844) | 1,767 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 052C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017845) | 1,641 | 261.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |

## 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.

## Council

[Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)

## Postcode districts covering High Wycombe

[HP11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp11), [HP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12), [HP13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp13)

## Middle areas in High Wycombe

[Bowerdean](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/bowerdean), [Downley](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/downley), [Lane End & Booker](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/lane-end-and-booker), [Micklefield](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/micklefield), [Oakridge & Castlefield](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/oakridge-and-castlefield), [Ryemead & Wycombe Marsh](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/ryemead-and-wycombe-marsh), [Sands](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/sands), [Terriers & Amersham Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/terriers-and-amersham-hill), [Totteridge](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/totteridge), [Town Centre & Marlow Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/town-centre-and-marlow-hill)

## Towns near High Wycombe

[Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/flackwell-heath-and-wooburn-green), [Hazlemere](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hazlemere), [Beaconsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/beaconsfield), [Marlow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlow), [Prestwood and Great Missenden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwood-and-great-missenden), [Amersham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/amersham)

## High Wycombe in brief

High Wycombe is a town in Buckinghamshire, South East.
About 89,336 people lived in High Wycombe in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 1,043 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 94.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in High Wycombe was £375,000 in 2025.
High Wycombe had 83,541 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in High Wycombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In High Wycombe, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004735
- Constituency: [Wycombe †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wycombe)
- Council: [Buckinghamshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 18.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 89,336*
- Neighbourhoods: 47
- Output areas: 232

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/flackwell-heath-and-wooburn-green), [Hazlemere](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hazlemere), [Beaconsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/beaconsfield), [Marlow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlow), [Prestwood and Great Missenden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prestwood-and-great-missenden), [Amersham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/amersham)

## Latest updates for High Wycombe

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004735

## How to cite

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