Sharrow Vale High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
40 addresses across 2 postcodes (HP12), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45501597.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £392,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 9, E: 4).
- Flood: 8 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 C; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 300 m away, and Tom Burt's Hill (12 hectares) is about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 85 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Tower House Surgery, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 125 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | £392,000 | £376,000 | £500,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £270,500 | £270,500 | £270,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £209,000 | £209,000 | £209,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £199,950 | £199,950 | £199,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £168,250 | £168,250 | £168,250 |
| 2008 | 1 | £228,000 | £228,000 | £228,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £192,500 | £150,000 | £235,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £232,600 | £195,000 | £235,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £162,000 | £162,000 | £162,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £151,250 | £140,000 | £162,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2025 | 9 HP12 3HB | Detached | £372,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 May 2024 | 25 HP12 3HB | Detached | £365,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 May 2022 | 17 HP12 3HB | Detached | £392,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2022 | 11 HP12 3HB | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2022 | 6 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £376,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2017 | 26 HP12 3HB | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 30 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £270,500 | |
| 6 Jul 2012 | 20 HP12 3HB | Detached | £209,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2011 | 25 HP12 3HB | Detached | £199,950 | |
| 14 Oct 2009 | 3 HP12 3HB | Detached | £168,250 | |
| 28 Apr 2008 | 15 HP12 3HB | Detached | £228,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2007 | 2 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2007 | 1 HP12 3HB | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2006 | 23 HP12 3HB | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2005 | 19 HP12 3HB | Detached | £232,600 | |
| 8 Apr 2005 | 24 HP12 3HB | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2005 | 22 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2003 | 24 HP12 3HB | Detached | £162,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2002 | 19 HP12 3HB | Detached | £162,500 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 14 HP12 3HB | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2001 | 5 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £137,000 | |
| 25 Nov 1999 | 20 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £137,500 | |
| 11 Jun 1999 | 23 HP12 3HB | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 12 Mar 1999 | 5 HP12 3HB | Semi-detached | £103,500 | |
| 20 Jan 1998 | 11 HP12 3HB | Detached | £116,500 | |
| 1 Sep 1997 | 1 HP12 3HB | Detached | £87,500 | |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 27 HP12 3HB | Detached | £70,000 | |
| 16 Nov 1995 | 7 HP12 3HB | Detached | £71,000 | |
| 6 Jul 1995 | 18 HP12 3HB | Detached | £73,250 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (7); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (11); 1967-1975 (6); 2003-2006 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 (49% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BARN AT COPYGROUND FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COPYGROUND FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dashwood Avenue, High Wycombe: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Land forming part of the former Green Street County First School site, Desborough Street, High Wycombe: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 1-9 Shaftesbury Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2NA: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 18 - 20 Desborough Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2LY: up to 9 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Second Floor The Apollo Centre Desborough Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2QW: up to 7 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Site Of 61 Mill End Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Delafield Heights North, (Longland Way / Pettifer Way, also known as Castlefield Estate, High Wycombe): up to 32 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Adjacent 58 West End Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 2QF: up to 3 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 October 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 4 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: Buckinghamshire Council, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
- 13 August 2026 to 17 August 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP12 3HB | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| HP12 3FY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 85 m and 105 m above sea level (93 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP12 3FY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HP12 3HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | High Wycombe 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Saunderton 70,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitelands Road Desborough Castle | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | High Wycombe BusStn | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Desborough Street Car Park | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 28 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tower House Surgery | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lansdales Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Desborough Road (Dental Surgery) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wycombe Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Wycombe Police Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Tom Burt's Hill 12 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Desborough Recreation Ground 5.6 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Desborough Castle, a scheduled monument, 490 m (0.3 miles) west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Desborough Castle | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle and Saxon burial 50m west of Castle Hill House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Wycombe Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| St John the Baptist's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| West Wycombe Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castlefield Wood | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Rowliff Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Five Acre Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Keep Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Hughenden Valley | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 40 |
3 of the street's 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge School | Primary | 2–11 | 120 m | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castlefield School | Primary | 2–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Millbrook Combined School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| High Wycombe Church of England Combined School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Disraeli School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Hamilton Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wycombe High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| John Hampden Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Catholic School Roman Catholic | All-through | 3–19 | 1.7 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 |
| Chepping View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Food Group Trading As Dolce @ Oakridge School HP11 2PN | School/college/university | 80 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Prime Pizza HP12 3DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Thara Supermarket HP12 3EQ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Thara Halal Meat HP12 3EQ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 4 Good | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Al Khair Supermarket HP12 3HJ | Retailers - other | 270 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Khan's Catering HP11 2SW | Other catering premises | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Grillbox Peri Peri HP12 3DN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| K M S Superstore HP11 2RD | Retailers - other | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 May 2025 |
| Royal Kebab House HP11 2RE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Green Street Store HP11 2RF | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Al Madina Sweet Centre HP11 2RF | Retailers - other | 350 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Desborough Park Service Station HP12 3BE | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| High Wycombe Community Friendly Fridge HP11 2PH | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2019 |
| FoodCycle High Wycombe HP11 2PH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Malik & Son HP12 3EB | Retailers - other | 370 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 4 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lindsay Avenue (33); On or near Copy Ground Court (18); On or near Sharrow Vale (17); On or near Whitelands Way (14); On or near Tavistock Mews (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Nearby streets
Copy Ground Court · Vipont Court · Copyground Lane · Whitelands Road · Whitelands Way · Sabina Close · Tavistock Mews · Ogilvie Road · Oakridge Road · Bushey Close · Vanguard Close · Bevelwood Gardens
All the streets in HP12 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.