Cock Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HP13 7DX is primarily male, with 54.9% of the population 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	48.6%	45.1%	-3.5%	51.0%	-5.9%
Male	51.4%	54.9%	3.5%	49.0%	5.9%

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 7DX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.3% 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	47.6%	53.3%	5.7%	37.9%	15.4%
Married: Opposite sex	38.8%	25.9%	-12.9%	44.2%	-18.3%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	7.6%	15.7%	8.1%	9.1%	6.6%
Widowed	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	6.1%	-4.5%

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 (88.5%) 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	49.4%	47.4%	-2.0%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	35.8%	41.1%	5.3%	33.6%	7.5%
Fair health	10.1%	9.6%	-0.5%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	3%	1.5%	-1.5%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	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	15.1%	12.9%	-2.2%	18.2%	-5.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	9.4%	-3.5%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	15.2%	1.0%	13.4%	1.8%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	5.5%	2.3%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.4%	18.8%	2.4%	16.9%	1.9%
Degree or Similar	30.9%	32%	1.1%	33.8%	-1.8%
Other	7.3%	6.3%	-1.0%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.2% 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)
Chinese	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.8%	3%	2.2%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	11.6%	5.2%	-6.4%	2.7%	2.5%
Other Asian	3.3%	3.3%	0.0%	1.6%	1.7%
Black African	4.3%	17%	12.7%	2.5%	14.5%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	3%	0.7%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.8%	1.3%
White	72.8%	56.2%	-16.6%	81.4%	-25.2%
Arab	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.1%	77.4%	-3.7%	83.2%	-5.8%
European Union	5%	6.9%	1.9%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3%	6.3%	3.3%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	6%	-1.6%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.1%	77.4%	-3.7%	83.2%	-5.8%
10+ Years	1.5%	16%	14.5%	9.8%	6.2%
5-10 Years	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	5.3%	1.2%	-4.1%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	9.3%	1.5%	-7.8%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	11.1%	13.5%	-2.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.7%	37.2%	10.5%
Christian	35.6%	46.2%	-10.6%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Muslim	6%	6.5%	-0.5%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Cock Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cock Lane was 64.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.6% lower than the Ryemead and Micklefield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cock Lane has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Ryemead and Micklefield and the 488th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in HP13 7DX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Cock Lane are based on 221 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 Cock Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP13 7DX

Average Price
£401,729

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£401,729

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cock Lane

Average Price
£500,550

Semi-Detached
£512,735

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£697,534

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,814

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cock LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Cock Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Detached, an established residential building	£75,000	1995-08-31	£403,723

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP13 7DX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HP13 7DX 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	103
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	29
Retired	26
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	11
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Human health and social work activities	27
Construction	18
Education	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Transport and storage	12
Other	11
Information and communication	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bowerdean Nursery School Gordon Road , HP13 6AW	4out of 4	1,621 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marsh School Abbey Barn Road , HP11 1RW	- not rated	648 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beechview School Guinions Road , HP13 7NT	- not rated	726 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beechview Academy Guinions Road , HP13 7NT	- not rated	726 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ash Hill Primary School Herbert Road , HP13 7HT	2out of 4	1,460 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loudwater Combined School School Way , Kingsmead Road HP11 1JJ	3out of 4	1,587 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Terriers Middle School Highworth Close , HP13 7PH	- not rated	2,555 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bellfield Middle School Garratts Way , HP13 5SW	- not rated	3,642 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holtspur County Middle School Cherry Tree Road , HP9 1BH	- not rated	4,090 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Claytons Middle School Wendover Road , SL8 5NS	- not rated	4,489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Park County Middle School Cedar Avenue , Hazlemere HP15 7EF	- not rated	4,553 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Highcrest Academy Hatters Lane , HP13 7NQ	3out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highcrest Community School Hatters Lane , HP13 7NQ	- not rated	1,244 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hatters Lane School Hatters Lane , HP13 7NQ	- not rated	1,244 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Amersham Road , HP13 6QT	- not rated	2,972 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Amersham Road , HP13 6QT	3out of 4	2,972 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Merrion House Centre for English Studies Merrion House , Penn Street HP9 2LS	- not rated	4,957 yd	Further education	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	3,081 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic School Daws Hill Lane , HP11 1PW	3out of 4	3,081 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crown House School Bassetsbury Manor , Bassetsbury Lane HP11 1QX	- not rated	1,521 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Woodland Primary Pupil Referral Unit Philip Road , HP13 7JS	- not rated	1,717 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School 19 London Road , High Wycombe HP11 1BJ	- not rated	2,144 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penn School Church Road , Penn HP10 8LZ	- not rated	2,243 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Penn School Church Road , Penn HP10 8LZ	- not rated	2,243 yd	Non-maintained special 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
Pizza Hut	Wycombe Retail Park, Ryemead Way	515 yd
KFC	Gateway House, Wycombe Retail Park	525 yd
St Andrews Church	Hatters Lane, High Wycombe	806 yd
One Can Trust	162 Micklefield Road, High Wycombe	814 yd
Hill's Cafe	162 Micklefield Road, High Wycombe	814 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal British Legion	11 Cock Lane, High Wycombe	215 yd
Rifle Butts Public House	421 London Road, High Wycombe	506 yd
Wrights Meadow Centre	Wrights Meadow Road, High Wycombe	595 yd
King George V	680 London Road, High Wycombe	811 yd
The General Havelock	114 Kingsmead Road, High Wycombe	824 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Youngs Takeaway	479 London Road, High Wycombe	398 yd
Sundarbans	499 London Road, High Wycombe	398 yd
Eat Nation	505 London Road, High Wycombe	398 yd
Tummy Fillers	475 London Road, High Wycombe	400 yd
Ohaana	7 Abbey Barn Road, High Wycombe	429 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Unit 1, Tannery Road Industrial Estate	363 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit D4, Wycombe Retail Park	478 yd
Tesco Express	480 London Road, High Wycombe	480 yd
Lidl	Unit 1, 300 London Road	975 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (High Wycombe) (Closed) RYEMEAD WAY	health and fitness suite	539 yd
Beechview School GUINIONS ROAD	grass pitches	726 yd
Kingsmead Recreation Ground THE FENNELS	grass pitches	927 yd
St Andrews Church HATTERS LANE		950 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

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

Overview of HP13 7DX