Barracks Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
350 addresses across 4 postcodes (HP11), about 550 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 45501180.
- Energy: 119 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 95, D: 8, E: 12).
- Flood: 37 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, about 760 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Tom Burt's Hill, is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 114 m above sea level.
- Noise: 95 of its 350 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wye Valley Surgery, about 120 m away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 49 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
119 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 12 m². Most common: Flat (98); House, semi-detached (8); Maisonette, semi-detached (8). Built: 1991-1995 (58); 1983-1990 (37); 1950-1966 (20). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (77); rented (private) (10); owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (33 addresses)
- Flat 1 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 1 Ridgeway, Barracks Road
- Flat 2 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 2, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 3 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 3 Ridgeway, Barracks Road
- Flat 3, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 4 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 4 Ridgeway, Barracks Road
- Flat 4, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 5 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 5 Ridgeway, Barracks Road
- Flat 6 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 6 Ridgeway, Barracks Road
- Flat 6, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 7 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 7 Ridgeway, Barracks Road
- Flat 7, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 8 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 8, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 9 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 9, 13 Barracks Road
- Flat 10 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 11 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 12 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 13 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 14 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 15 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 16 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 21 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 22 Grovelands, Barracks Road
- Flat 41, Grovelands, Barracks Road
- G3 Barracks Road
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (43% of about 2,440 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 35 & 35A High StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghamshireHP11 2AG, HP11 2AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 40 - 41 Oxford StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghamshireHP11 2DJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 51 Castle StreetHigh WycombeBuckinghams, HP13 5DR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Adjacent 58 West End Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2QF: up to 3 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Corner of Bridge Street/Oxford Road, High Wycombe: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Easton Street / Eastern Quarter, High Wycombe: up to 137 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 25 - 26 Easton Street High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 1NT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Brook Street, High Wycombe: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 35 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP11 1FG | not in 2 or 3 | 18 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HP11 1QN | not in 2 or 3 | 14 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| HP11 1FN | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HP11 2TT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 350 addresses are between 92 m and 114 m above sea level (104 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP11 1FG | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| HP11 1FN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| HP11 1QN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| HP11 2TT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | High Wycombe 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wycombe General Hospital High Wycombe | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Wycombe BusStn | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wycombe Hospital Pay & Display Car Park | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.7 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wye Valley Surgery | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wycombe Hospital | 120 m |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 27-31 White Hart St Lloyds Bank | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tom Burt's Hill 12 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,100 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,180 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wycombe Abbey (Parts of Wycombe Abbey School), a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m east. 90 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wycombe Abbey (Parts of Wycombe Abbey School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| Premises Occupied by Midland Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| 39, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Wycombe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| St John the Baptist's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle and Saxon burial 50m west of Castle Hill House | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Desborough Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Hughenden Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roundabout Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Rookery Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Warren Wood | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Keep Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Pistle's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
| Hughenden Valley | Valley | 5 km (3.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 23 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 71 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 255 | 350 |
95 of the street's 350 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wycombe Church of England Combined School | Primary | 4–11 | 260 m | No published inspection |
| Hamilton Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's Catholic School Roman Catholic | All-through | 3–19 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wycombe High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Hampden Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oakridge School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbey View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bowerdean Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hannah Ball Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Disraeli School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Chepping View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castlefield School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shelburne Hospital HP11 2TR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Day Nursery - Wycombe Hospital HP11 2TT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Wycombe General Hospital HP11 2TT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2025 |
| The Lounge HP11 2JZ | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| The Kitchen at High Wycombe Campus HP11 2JZ | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Shelburne Lodge HP11 2LJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| High Wycombe Fire Station HP11 2HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 4 Oct 2017 |
| Tea By Blue HP11 2GE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Elane Asian Food HP11 2GE | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| House Of Flavours HP11 2GE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Wycombe Swan HP11 2HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Andee's Cafe HP11 2HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Boots UK Ltd HP11 2AU | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2009 |
| Trilogy Nightclub High Wycombe HP11 2HQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| O'Neills HP11 2HQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hospital (16); On or near Parking Area (9); On or near Alexandra Park (9); On or near Loakes Road (5); On or near Barracks Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Delikatesy Smaczek (retailers - other, HP11 2AG) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HP11 1FG: 164 addresses
- HP11 1QN: 140 addresses
- HP11 1FN: 39 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- HP11 2TT: 7 addresses of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Barracks Road · Marlow Hill · Queen Alexandra Road · Alexandra Park · Loakes Road · Desborough Road · Loakes Road · Wordsworth Road · Rutland Street · Marlow Hill · St Mary Street · Tennyson Road
All the streets in HP11 and across Buckinghamshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.