HP13 5DL Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Abbey. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (53% of about 1,490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, High Wycombe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 25, FROGMOOR, grade II
- 35 AND 37, FROGMOOR, grade II
- 39, FROGMOOR, grade II
- THE BELL INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 40 - 41 Oxford StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghamshireHP11 2DJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Corner of Bridge Street/Oxford Road, High Wycombe: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Brook Street, High Wycombe: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- West Site Former Compair WorksBellfield RoadHigh WycombeBuckingham: up to 68 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- 35 & 35A High StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghamshireHP11 2AG, HP11 2AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Land Adjacent 58 West End Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2QF: up to 3 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- 51 Castle StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghams, HP13 5DR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Second Floor The Apollo Centre Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2QW: up to 7 homes, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 35 homes the Environment Agency counts, 35 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 70 addresses are between 71 m and 74 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | High Wycombe 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Frogmoor High Wycombe | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Wycombe BusStn | 240 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Street Car Park High Wycombe - Green Parking | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiltern House Med Centre | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Scandic Dental Care | 0 m |
| Hospital | Wycombe Hospital | 650 m |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 500 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Tom Burt's Hill 12 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 22 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | Hughenden Park Allotments 4,090 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 7, Castle Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south-east. 86 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 7, Castle Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south-east |
| Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle and Saxon burial 50m west of Castle Hill House | Scheduled monument | 330 m east |
| Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south |
| The Little Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-east |
| St John the Baptist's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 790 m south-east |
| Wycombe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Desborough Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Hughenden Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Roundabout Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Great Tinker's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Keep Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hughenden Valley | Valley | 4.2 km north |
| Pistle's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 52 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 63 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
70 of the postcode's 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 65 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 22% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 59% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Frogmoor.