Castle Street, High Wycombe, HP13 6LR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HP13 6LR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	45.7%	49.2%	3.5%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	54.3%	50.8%	-3.5%	49.0%	1.8%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around HP13 6LR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	63.6%	68.8%	5.2%	37.9%	30.9%
Married: Opposite sex	24.1%	17.7%	-6.4%	44.2%	-26.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.1%	5.7%	2.6%	2.2%	3.5%
Divorced	7.4%	5.3%	-2.1%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	6.1%	-5.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.3%	60.9%	10.6%	48.4%	12.5%
Good health	37%	27.3%	-9.7%	33.6%	-6.3%
Fair health	10.4%	9.5%	-0.9%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	1.2%	2%	0.8%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	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	4.9%	12.5%	7.6%	18.2%	-5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.2%	8.9%	2.7%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	7.1%	-7.7%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	5%	3.1%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13%	25.3%	12.3%	16.9%	8.4%
Degree or Similar	50.6%	36.7%	-13.9%	33.8%	2.9%
Other	8.6%	4.6%	-4.0%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.5% 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	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	6.4%	6.8%	0.4%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	4.6%	4.2%	-0.4%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	4.6%	2.3%	-2.3%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	6.1%	3.8%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.6%	3.6%	3.0%	0.8%	2.8%
White	73.4%	60.5%	-12.9%	81.4%	-20.9%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0%	6.1%	6.1%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.3%	38.4%	-33.9%	83.2%	-44.8%
European Union	7.5%	32.5%	25.0%	6.1%	26.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.3%	3.3%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	1.7%	3.3%	1.6%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	14.5%	11.1%	-3.4%	5.6%	5.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	9.5%	7.8%	1.3%	8.2%
Oceania	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.0%	1.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 11.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.7%	38.4%	-33.3%	83.2%	-44.8%
10+ Years	6.4%	11.1%	4.7%	9.8%	1.3%
5-10 Years	12.1%	10.8%	-1.3%	2.9%	7.9%
2-5 Years	4.6%	12.5%	7.9%	2.2%	10.3%
Less than 2 years	5.2%	27.2%	22.0%	1.9%	25.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	45.9%	76.7%	-30.8%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	5.6%	0.6%	5.0%
Portugal	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	6.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Romania	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	7.2%	1.2%	6.0%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.4%	37.2%	-7.8%
Christian	41.2%	46.2%	-5.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	5.9%	1.7%	4.2%
Muslim	6.9%	6.5%	0.4%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	13.1%	6.0%	7.1%

Safety

Is Castle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castle Street was 703.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 206.7% higher than the Abbey average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Castle Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 263.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -6.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in HP13 6LR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Castle Street are based on 64 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 Castle Street, High Wycombe, HP13 6LR

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP13 6LR

Average Price
£5,294,486

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£5,294,486

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Street

Average Price
£548,768

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£423,786

Detached
£840,795

Flats/Maisonettes
£303,822

Other
£3,340,363

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Thame House Castle Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Other, an established residential building	£4,950,000	2016-11-11	£5,257,388
Thame House Castle Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Other, an established residential building	£4,500,000	2016-11-11	£4,779,443

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP13 6LR

Employment

HP13 6LR area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in HP13 6LR area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Student (economically inactive)	59
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	33
Self-Employed	32
Unemployed	26
Other	19
Part-Time Employee	16
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Retired	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Information and communication	13
Manufacturing	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Education	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	4
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
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
Bowerdean Nursery School Gordon Road , HP13 6AW	4out of 4	1,374 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hamilton Academy Priory Avenue , HP13 6SG	3out of 4	152 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School Loakes Road , HP11 2JU	3out of 4	587 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakridge School Oakridge Road , HP11 2PN	2out of 4	1,340 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Disraeli School The Pastures , HP13 5JS	3out of 4	1,403 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hannah Ball School Philip Road , HP13 7JS	2out of 4	1,544 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Amersham Road , HP13 6QT	4out of 4	1,566 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wycombe High School Marlow Road , HP11 1TB	4out of 4	1,646 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
John Hampden Grammar School Marlow Hill , HP11 1SZ	4out of 4	1,949 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Highcrest Academy Hatters Lane , HP13 7NQ	3out of 4	1,984 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cressex Community School Holmers Lane , HP12 4QA	3out of 4	3,155 yd	Foundation school	No	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	3out of 4	1,558 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buckinghamshire New University Queen Alexandra Road , HP11 2JZ	- not rated	432 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aspire 56 Amersham Hill , HP13 6PQ	4out of 4	696 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Godstowe Preparatory School Shrubbery Road , HP13 6PR	- not rated	706 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wycombe Abbey Abbey Way , HP11 1PE	- not rated	741 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School 19 London Road , High Wycombe HP11 1BJ	- not rated	875 yd	Other independent school	No	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 Front Room	2 - 3 Thame House, Castle Street	46 yd
Fireaway Pizza High Wycombe	4 Liverpool Victoria House, Priory Road	70 yd
Wesley Methodist Church	Priory Road, High Wycombe	117 yd
Mezza House	6 Church Street, High Wycombe	129 yd
Costa Coffee	1 - 2 Church Square, High Wycombe	137 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brewery Shop	4 - 5 Church Street, High Wycombe	129 yd
The Antelope	Church Square, High Wycombe	137 yd
Feel Lounge UK	3 High Street, High Wycombe	156 yd
The Falcon	9 Cornmarket, High Wycombe	182 yd
Raging Ball	10 Corporation Street, High Wycombe	189 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa Johns	1 Thame House, Castle Street	66 yd
Pizza Go Go	6 Castle Street, High Wycombe	113 yd
Teddy Bear Bubble Tea - High Wycombe	4 Cornmarket, High Wycombe	140 yd
Lunch	5 - 6 Cornmarket, High Wycombe	141 yd
Greggs	14 Queens Square, High Wycombe	165 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	First Floor, Red Lion House	155 yd
Marks & Spencer	1 Eden Place, Eden	365 yd
Sainsbury's	Oxford Road, High Wycombe	370 yd
Morrisons	Bellfield Road, High Wycombe	598 yd
Aldi	Baker Street, High Wycombe	857 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (High Wycombe) CASTLE STREET	health and fitness suite	109 yd
Anytime Fitness (High Wycombe) NEWLAND STREET	health and fitness suite	382 yd
Wycombe District Unison Building Council Offices Council Offices Queen Victoria Road		387 yd
Buckinghamshire New University (High Wycombe Campus) (Closed) Queen Alexandra Road	health and fitness suite	397 yd
Buckinghamshire New University (High Wycombe Campus) HIGH WYCOMBE CAMPUS HIGH WYCOMBE CAMPUS QUEEN ALEXANDRA ROAD	health and fitness suite	397 yd
Godstowe Preparatory School SHRUBBERY ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	663 yd
Wycombe Abbey School Sports Centre MARLOW HILL	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	764 yd
The Rye LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	865 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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