Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, HP12 3HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HP12 3HB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.4%	49.8%	-1.6%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	48.6%	50.2%	1.6%	49.0%	1.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.7%	36.9%	-3.8%	37.9%	-1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	50%	5.1%	44.2%	5.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	9.2%	5.4%	-3.8%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	1.3%	4.9%	3.6%	6.1%	-1.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.5%	43%	1.5%	48.4%	-5.4%
Good health	41%	39.1%	-1.9%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	13.4%	13.7%	0.3%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	3%	3.7%	0.7%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.6%	24.9%	1.3%	18.2%	6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18%	17.3%	-0.7%	9.6%	7.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	11%	-2.1%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.4%	1.4%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	11.6%	1.1%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	23.9%	26.3%	2.4%	33.8%	-7.5%
Other	8.9%	5.4%	-3.5%	2.8%	2.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Indian	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	35.2%	40.2%	5.0%	2.7%	37.5%
Other Asian	1.8%	4.9%	3.1%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	5.6%	2.1%	-3.5%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	7.1%	8.2%	1.1%	1.0%	7.2%
Other Black	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	0.7%	-4.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
White	40.8%	30.6%	-10.2%	81.4%	-50.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0.5%	4.2%	3.7%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.5%	57%	-2.5%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	12.2%	14%	1.8%	6.1%	7.9%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	3.3%	1.6%	-1.7%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	17.2%	20.8%	3.6%	5.6%	15.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	5.4%	-0.9%	1.3%	4.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.2%	56.9%	-2.3%	83.2%	-26.3%
10+ Years	3.5%	28.4%	24.9%	9.8%	18.6%
5-10 Years	7.8%	7.2%	-0.6%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	8.4%	4.2%	-4.2%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	21%	3.3%	-17.7%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.4%	76.7%	-4.3%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	4.9%	1.3%	3.6%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	7.9%	13.5%	-5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.5%	37.2%	-24.7%
Christian	32.9%	46.2%	-13.3%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Muslim	43.8%	6.5%	37.3%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Sharrow Vale Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sharrow Vale was 96.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.1% lower than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sharrow Vale has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield and the 272nd highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 72.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in HP12 3HB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Sharrow Vale are based on 29 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Buckinghamshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, HP12 3HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP12 3HB

Average Price
£395,434

Semi-Detached
£377,049

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£401,562

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sharrow Vale

Average Price
£404,339

Semi-Detached
£406,145

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£403,764

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sharrow ValeStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£372,500	2025-08-22	£372,132
25 Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2024-05-03	£380,021
17 Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£392,000	2022-05-13	£410,667
11 Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-04-13	£529,843
6 Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£376,000	2022-01-19	£410,506

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP12 3HB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	118
Part-Time Employee	46
Self-Employed	37
Retired	36
Looking after home or family	28
Other	28
Student (economically inactive)	27
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	49
Human health and social work activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	13
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	10
Information and communication	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Coppice Nursery School Field Road , Booker Hill HP12 4LR	- not rated	1,490 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bowerdean Nursery School Gordon Road , HP13 6AW	4out of 4	2,779 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakridge School Oakridge Road , HP11 2PN	3out of 4	159 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Street First School Desborough Street , HP11 2RA	- not rated	472 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castlefield School The Middle Way , HP12 3LE	3out of 4	992 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castlefield County First School Middle Way , HP12 3LE	- not rated	992 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millbrook Combined School Mill End Road , HP12 4BA	2out of 4	1,025 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Castlefield County Middle School Middle Way , HP12 3LE	- not rated	992 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sands Middle School Mill End Road , HP12 4BA	- not rated	1,025 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bellfield Middle School Garratts Way , HP13 5SW	- not rated	1,110 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Downley County Middle School School Close , Downley HP13 5TR	- not rated	1,958 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Terriers Middle School Highworth Close , HP13 7PH	- not rated	3,709 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wycombe High School Marlow Road , HP11 1TB	- not rated	1,607 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Wycombe High School Marlow Road , HP11 1TB	4out of 4	1,607 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
John Hampden Grammar School Marlow Hill , HP11 1SZ	4out of 4	1,762 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Hampden Grammar School Marlow Hill , HP11 1SZ	- not rated	1,762 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wycombe West School and Collegiate Centre Faulkner Way , Downley HP13 5UA	- not rated	2,064 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Michael's Catholic School Daws Hill Lane , HP11 1PW	- not rated	1,917 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic School Daws Hill Lane , HP11 1PW	3out of 4	1,917 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Middle School Centre C/O Green Street County First School , Green Street HP11 2RA	- not rated	472 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Unity College 150 West Wycombe Road , HP12 3AE	- not rated	702 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Wood School Verney Avenue , HP12 3NE	3out of 4	1,460 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buckinghamshire New University Queen Alexandra Road , HP11 2JZ	- not rated	1,522 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Verney Avenue School Verney Avenue , HP12 3NE	- not rated	1,535 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
FoodCycle High Wycombe	Oakridge Baptist Church, Oakridge Road	418 yd
The Cafe	40 Abercromby Avenue, High Wycombe	434 yd
Rounds	31 Cressex Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Road	574 yd
Biryaniz And More	72 Booker Lane, High Wycombe	585 yd
Vegaburger	2 The Parade, Desborough Avenue	596 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wendover Hotel	Wendover Arms Hotel, Desborough Avenue	632 yd
White Horse Public House	The White Horse, 95 West Wycombe Road	729 yd
The Rose & Crown	The Rose And Crown, Desborough Road	1,039 yd
The Hour Glass	144 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe	1,057 yd
The Phoenix Bar	Bridge Street, High Wycombe	1,068 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prime Pizza	20 Lindsay Avenue, High Wycombe	226 yd
Grillbox Peri Peri	1 Dashwood Avenue, High Wycombe	363 yd
Royal Kebab House	48 Green Street, High Wycombe	404 yd
Tacos & Burgers	Units 4-5, Dashwood Works	484 yd
C B Reggae Rooster	Unit 1E, Abercromby Industrial Estate	508 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl Food Store, West Richardson Street	628 yd
Aldi	Baker Street, High Wycombe	793 yd
Tesco Express	127 Chapel Lane, High Wycombe	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Titans Gym DESBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL PARK DESBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL PARK DESBOROUGH PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	600 yd
Gymfit4Less WEST WYCOMBE ROAD	health and fitness suite	648 yd
Desborough Recreation Ground DESBOROUGH RECREATION GROUND DESBOROUGH RECREATION GROUND FRYERS LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	791 yd
Millbrook Combined School MILL END ROAD	swimming pool	980 yd
Castlefield School MIDDLE WAY	grass pitches	995 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	77.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.