Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HP12 3BA
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
HP12 3BA
Coordinates
51.6355, -0.7715
Grid reference
SU851936
Easting
485,117
Northing
193,679
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XJ6PH+5C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
High Wycombe
Travel to Work
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
ITL Region
Buckinghamshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4416
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4416 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near HP12 3BA
England & WalesCrime trends · near HP12 3BA
Counts are for Castlefield & Oakridge electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +25%
503520
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -18%
32171
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.28.7%
Pakistani27.1%
Other White14.9%
Caribbean4.7%
Other Asian4.2%
+ 7 other groups · 20.3%
Religion
Christian35.1%
Muslim32.8%
No religion19.2%
Not answered7.8%
Hindu3.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4924.8%
25–3422.4%
50–6415.1%
≤47.6%
20–247.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.8%
Households
Other34.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.8%
With dependent children7.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.4%
Administrative Information
Buckinghamshire
Local Authority
Council AreaWycombe E14001600
Constituency
E14001600Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Castlefield & Oakridge
Constituency code
E14001600
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Buckinghamshire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Buckinghamshire
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Buckinghamshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 14Y
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Buckinghamshire 046C E01017905
E01017905MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckinghamshire 046 E02003708
E02003708LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wycombe 013C E01017905
E01017905MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wycombe 013 E02003708
E02003708Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1987
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~39 years
Active Duration
1987 -> PresentApril 1987 — Introduced
Postcode HP12 3BA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4416
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017905 and MSOA E02003708 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HP12 3BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1987
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~39 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near HP12 3BA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
71%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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