HP12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering High Wycombe, Sands and Cressex, in Buckinghamshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HP12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in HP12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HP12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP12 at a rate of 85.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across the HP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 175 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (720), other crime (375) and anti-social behaviour (308).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP12 was 85.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in HP12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP12 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire 040A | 1,349 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 044A | 1,706 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 044B | 1,507 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| Buckinghamshire 044C | 2,137 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| Buckinghamshire 044D | 1,401 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 046A | 1,749 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Buckinghamshire 046B | 1,972 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.4% |
| Buckinghamshire 046D | 1,939 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Buckinghamshire 046E | 1,815 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Buckinghamshire 049A | 1,728 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 70.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 049C | 1,651 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.7% |
| Buckinghamshire 049E | 2,008 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.7% |
| Buckinghamshire 052A | 1,576 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 052B | 1,767 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Buckinghamshire 052C | 1,641 | 261.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |
Your MP
- Emma ReynoldsLabourMP for Wycombe
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HP123
Postcode sectors in HP123
Council1
Towns in HP121
Postcode districts next to HP124
Nearest rail stations1
More in the HP postcode area2
HP12 in brief
HP12 is a postcode district covering High Wycombe, Sands and Cressex, in Buckinghamshire.
About 24,509 people lived in HP12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 235 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 85.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP12 was £375,000 in 2025.
HP12 had 23,402 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in HP12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HP12, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.