HP13 6DA Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced May 2019. Ward: Terriers & Amersham Hill. 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 C (50% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Duke Street, High Wycombe: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- Easton Street / Eastern Quarter, High Wycombe: up to 137 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- 25 - 26 Easton Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 1NT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 51 Castle StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghams, HP13 5DR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 35 & 35A High StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghamshireHP11 2AG, HP11 2AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Netley Works, 89 Queens Road, High Wycombe: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Harlow House 65 - 69 London Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 1BN: up to 16 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 175-179 Gordon Road High Wycombe HP13 6AR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 90 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | High Wycombe 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Duke Street High Wycombe | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Station Interchange High Wycombe | 270 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Duke Street Car Park | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory Surgery | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Aqsa Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amersham Hill Dental Clinic | 350 m |
| Hospital | Wycombe Hospital | 870 m |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 35A High Street Halifax | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Peace Garden 970 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Rye 2,420 m² | 310 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 22 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,180 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John the Baptist's Hospital, a scheduled monument, 270 m south-west. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John the Baptist's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-west |
| Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle and Saxon burial 50m west of Castle Hill House | Scheduled monument | 490 m west |
| 30, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m west |
| 33, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m west |
| 39, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m west |
| Wycombe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m south-west |
| Hughenden Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Wood | Wood | 590 m north-east |
| Warren Wood | Wood | 920 m south |
| Roundabout Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Keep Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Pistle's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km east |
| Hughenden Valley | Valley | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 48% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.