Crest Road Booker, Buckinghamshire
1 address across 1 postcode (HP11), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 45502438.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; 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 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 910 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 140 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cressex Health Centre, about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2025 | T G I FRIDAYS HP11 1UA | Other | £1,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Dec 2023 | FIVE GUYS HP11 1UA | Other | £2,700,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Dec 2023 | WYCOMBE 6 HP11 1UA | Other | £599,990 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band C (65% of about 780 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): Former Wycombe Rural District - Poultry Production.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's address is about 140 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP11 1UA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | High Wycombe 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Blacksmiths' Arms PH Marlow Bottom | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Wycombe Park and Ride | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.8 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cressex Health Centre | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cressex Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Wycombe Hospital | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Park Garage Group -turnpike | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,330 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wycombe Abbey, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wycombe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hollyhill Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Wymers Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Hillgreen Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Burroughs Grove Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| High Heavens Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Lock Island | Island | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepping View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cressex Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Hampden Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wycombe High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Catholic School Roman Catholic | All-through | 3–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| Castlefield School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvester At The Blacksmiths Arms HP10 9QD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jun 2025 |
| Costa At Next | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2019 |
| Haji Baba Butchers HP12 4NU | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jul 2025 |
| McDonalds HP12 4NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
| ASDA HP12 4NT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| McDonalds (Drive Through) HP11 1UA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| YMCA Foyer HP11 1UD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2024 |
| John Lewis PLC HP12 4NW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Ori Caffe HP12 4NW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Platter HP12 4NW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 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 | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- HP11 1UA: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
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.