The Pastures, High Wycombe, HP13 5RS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HP13 5RS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	46.5%	48.8%	2.3%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	53.5%	51.2%	-2.3%	49.0%	2.2%

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	30%	34.5%	4.5%	37.9%	-3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	53.2%	47.3%	-5.9%	44.2%	3.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	10.1%	10%	-0.1%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	4.5%	5.3%	0.8%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	49.2%	45.6%	-3.6%	48.4%	-2.8%
Good health	32.3%	36.3%	4.0%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	15.4%	16.1%	0.7%	12.7%	3.4%
Bad health	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	26.6%	24.4%	-2.2%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	7.4%	-7.2%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	15.9%	4.3%	13.4%	2.5%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	5.3%	0.1%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	11.7%	3.1%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	26.6%	32.2%	5.6%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	6.7%	3.2%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.1% 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	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	1.1%	0.3%
Indian	7.3%	4.3%	-3.0%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	20.8%	22.8%	2.0%	2.7%	20.1%
Other Asian	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	6%	3.8%	-2.2%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
White	53.2%	53.1%	-0.1%	81.4%	-28.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.9%	6.8%	5.9%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.1% 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	75.2%	66.1%	-9.1%	83.2%	-17.1%
European Union	2.4%	12%	9.6%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	3.6%	4.6%	1.0%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	15.1%	13.4%	-1.7%	5.6%	7.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	3.3%	0.0%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.9%	65.9%	-9.0%	83.2%	-17.3%
10+ Years	0.9%	25.6%	24.7%	9.8%	15.8%
5-10 Years	0.6%	4.1%	3.5%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	5.1%	3.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	1.1%	-17.3%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.5%	76.7%	-2.2%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	8.2%	1.3%	6.9%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24%	37.2%	-13.2%
Christian	39.1%	46.2%	-7.1%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	28.4%	6.5%	21.9%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is The Pastures Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Pastures was 44.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.1% lower than the Downley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Pastures has the 15th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downley and the 761st highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in HP13 5RS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 2/10 (very 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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (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 The Pastures are based on 275 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 The Pastures, High Wycombe, HP13 5RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP13 5RS

Average Price
£209,126

Semi-Detached
£274,886

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£200,906

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Pastures

Average Price
£312,229

Semi-Detached
£421,225

Terraced
£329,012

Detached
£577,770

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,811

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The PasturesStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
272 The Pastures, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2025-06-02	£233,105
262 The Pastures, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£257,000	2024-10-24	£247,613
266 The Pastures, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2021-03-02	£113,729
262 The Pastures, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£169,950	2014-11-06	£213,202
280 The Pastures, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£137,000	2013-08-20	£192,115

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP13 5RS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	20
Other	16
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Manufacturing	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	17
Information and communication	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3

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	2,435 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bowerdean Nursery School Gordon Road , HP13 6AW	4out of 4	2,721 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Disraeli School The Pastures , HP13 5JS	- not rated	157 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tinkers Wood Combined School Brindley Avenue , HP13 5SX	- not rated	180 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bellfield First School Kelvin Close , HP13 5ST	- not rated	264 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Green Street First School Desborough Street , HP11 2RA	- not rated	791 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakridge School Oakridge Road , HP11 2PN	3out of 4	1,052 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bellfield Middle School Garratts Way , HP13 5SW	- not rated	684 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sands Middle School Mill End Road , HP12 4BA	- not rated	1,077 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Downley County Middle School School Close , Downley HP13 5TR	- not rated	1,199 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castlefield County Middle School Middle Way , HP12 3LE	- not rated	1,987 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Terriers Middle School Highworth Close , HP13 7PH	- not rated	3,037 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wycombe West School and Collegiate Centre Faulkner Way , Downley HP13 5UA	- not rated	1,429 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Amersham Road , HP13 6QT	- not rated	2,024 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Amersham Road , HP13 6QT	3out of 4	2,024 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wycombe High School Marlow Road , HP11 1TB	- not rated	2,389 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Wycombe High School Marlow Road , HP11 1TB	4out of 4	2,389 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	2,552 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic School Daws Hill Lane , HP11 1PW	3out of 4	2,552 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Unity College 150 West Wycombe Road , HP12 3AE	- not rated	395 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Middle School Centre C/O Green Street County First School , Green Street HP11 2RA	- not rated	791 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maplewood School Faulkner Way , Downley HP13 5HB	- not rated	1,565 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Godstowe Preparatory School Shrubbery Road , HP13 6PR	- not rated	1,643 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buckinghamshire New University Queen Alexandra Road , HP11 2JZ	- not rated	1,684 yd	Higher education institutions	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
The Rock Café	Free Methodist Church, 207 The Pastures	46 yd
The Cafe	40 Abercromby Avenue, High Wycombe	611 yd
FoodCycle High Wycombe	Oakridge Baptist Church, Oakridge Road	650 yd
Buckinghamshire Mind High Wycombe Office	260 Desborough Road, High Wycombe	774 yd
Caprinos Pizza	218 Desborough Road, High Wycombe	872 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Horse Public House	The White Horse, 95 West Wycombe Road	513 yd
The Spindle & Thread	Bellfield Road, High Wycombe	862 yd
The Phoenix Bar	Bridge Street, High Wycombe	1,059 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shanghai Tang	25 Brindley Avenue, High Wycombe	184 yd
Jimmy's Pizza	29 Brindley Avenue, High Wycombe	184 yd
Kashmir Spice	93B West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe	452 yd
Grill & Fry HW	93 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe	513 yd
C B Reggae Rooster	Unit 1E, Abercromby Industrial Estate	563 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl Food Store, West Richardson Street	765 yd
Aldi	Baker Street, High Wycombe	810 yd
Morrisons	Bellfield Road, High Wycombe	956 yd
The Co-operative	1 Plomer Green Lane, Downley	1,056 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Disraeli School And Childrens Centre THE PASTURES	artificial grass pitch	133 yd
Gymfit4Less WEST WYCOMBE ROAD	health and fitness suite	409 yd
Titans Gym DESBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL PARK DESBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL PARK DESBOROUGH PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	491 yd
Desborough Recreation Ground DESBOROUGH RECREATION GROUND DESBOROUGH RECREATION GROUND FRYERS LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	701 yd
Millbrook Combined School MILL END ROAD	swimming pool	1,059 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	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.2%

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	67.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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