Linchfield, High Wycombe, HP13 7QH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HP13 7QH has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	52.8%	49%	-3.8%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	47.2%	51%	3.8%	49.0%	2.0%

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 7QH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44% 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	45.9%	44%	-1.9%	37.9%	6.1%
Married: Opposite sex	33.8%	43.1%	9.3%	44.2%	-1.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	10.4%	6%	-4.4%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	5.6%	3.2%	-2.4%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (86.7%) 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	42.1%	45.2%	3.1%	48.4%	-3.2%
Good health	41%	41.5%	0.5%	33.6%	7.9%
Fair health	10.3%	10.5%	0.2%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	3.7%	2.4%	-1.3%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	3%	0.3%	-2.7%	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	23.8%	18.5%	-5.3%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.6%	13.1%	-5.5%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.6%	17.1%	-4.5%	13.4%	3.7%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	5.4%	3.2%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	14.9%	6.7%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	21.6%	27.5%	5.9%	33.8%	-6.3%
Other	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.5% 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)
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	14.4%	22.1%	7.7%	2.7%	19.4%
Other Asian	1.8%	4.8%	3.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Black African	3.7%	1.7%	-2.0%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	7%	6.1%	-0.9%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	3%	0%	-3.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%	1.9%
White	66.4%	58.5%	-7.9%	81.4%	-22.9%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.5% 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	81.2%	76.5%	-4.7%	83.2%	-6.7%
European Union	2.6%	7.5%	4.9%	6.1%	1.4%
Africa	3.3%	4.1%	0.8%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	8.8%	0.7%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.4%	76%	-4.4%	83.2%	-7.2%
10+ Years	1.8%	15.9%	14.1%	9.8%	6.1%
5-10 Years	1.1%	5.1%	4.0%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	5.9%	2.4%	-3.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	0.7%	-10.0%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.8%	76.7%	-4.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	4.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	13.3%	13.5%	-0.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.2%	37.2%	-9.0%
Christian	38.1%	46.2%	-8.1%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Linchfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Linchfield was 77.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.3% higher than the Totteridge and Bowerdean average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Linchfield has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Totteridge and Bowerdean and the 385th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 30.4%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in HP13 7QH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Linchfield are based on 73 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 Linchfield, High Wycombe, HP13 7QH

Estimated Average Property Prices for HP13 7QH

Average Price
£152,571

Semi-Detached
£204,093

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£147,418

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Linchfield

Average Price
£248,560

Semi-Detached
£308,952

Terraced
£307,599

Detached
£186,820

Flats/Maisonettes
£150,862

Other
£259,559

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on LinchfieldStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
65 Linchfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,950	2025-03-20	£132,348
55 Linchfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2025-01-31	£152,691
55 Linchfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2023-10-06	£150,151
65 Linchfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2022-08-31	£102,621
45 Linchfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£145,000	2022-07-01	£142,416

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HP13 7QH

Employment

HP13 7QH area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	28
Retired	17
Looking after home or family	15
Other	12
Unemployed	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Education	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bowerdean Nursery School Gordon Road , HP13 6AW	4out of 4	759 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hannah Ball School Philip Road , HP13 7JS	2out of 4	137 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Wood School and Nursery Hollis Road , HP13 7UN	3out of 4	706 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beechview Academy Guinions Road , HP13 7NT	2out of 4	1,089 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highworth Combined School and Nursery Highworth Close , HP13 7PH	3out of 4	1,316 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamilton Academy Priory Avenue , HP13 6SG	3out of 4	1,559 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	431 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Amersham Road , HP13 6QT	4out of 4	1,331 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Sir William Ramsay School Rose Avenue , Hazlemere HP15 7UB	2out of 4	2,350 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wycombe High School Marlow Road , HP11 1TB	4out of 4	2,828 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
John Hampden Grammar School Marlow Hill , HP11 1SZ	4out of 4	3,119 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	2,493 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aspire 56 Amersham Hill , HP13 6PQ	4out of 4	1,014 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crown House School Bassetsbury Manor , Bassetsbury Lane HP11 1QX	- not rated	1,051 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School 19 London Road , High Wycombe HP11 1BJ	- not rated	1,063 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Godstowe Preparatory School Shrubbery Road , HP13 6PR	- not rated	1,139 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buckinghamshire New University Queen Alexandra Road , HP11 2JZ	- not rated	1,709 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
Tin Kitchen	2 The Quadrangle, High Wycombe	231 yd
St Andrews Church	Hatters Lane, High Wycombe	738 yd
Hyundai Training Academy	14 The Valley Centre, Gordon Road	863 yd
Lido Cafe	Wycombe Rye Lido, Bassetsbury Lane	1,038 yd
Signatures	Wycombe Rye Lido, Bassetsbury Lane	1,038 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
RAF Association Club	114 Totteridge Road, High Wycombe	806 yd
Belle Vue PH	The Belle Vue, 45 Gordon Road	863 yd
High Wycombe Cricket Club	London Road, High Wycombe	899 yd
High Wycombe Lawn Tennis Club	High Wycombe Tennis Club, Bassetsbury Lane	1,011 yd
High Wycombe Bowling Club	Chestnut Avenue, High Wycombe	1,043 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite Wycombe	176 Totteridge Road, High Wycombe	385 yd
UK Pizza Halal	145 Bowerdean Road, High Wycombe	511 yd
Elite Pizza (HW) Limited	4 Portland House, Arnison Avenue	761 yd
Bees Knees	15 Pinions Road, High Wycombe	948 yd
Peking House	31 Totteridge Road, High Wycombe	1,000 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Express	Hatters Lane, High Wycombe		446 yd
Lidl	Unit 1, 300 London Road		1,056 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highcrest Academy HATTERS LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	305 yd
St Andrews Church HATTERS LANE		603 yd
Trades And Social Club Queens Road		786 yd
High Wycombe Cricket Club LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	897 yd
High Wycombe Lawn Tennis Club BASSETSBURY LANE	tennis courts	950 yd
Beechview School GUINIONS ROAD	grass pitches	992 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	0.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	88 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	328.07 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	328.07 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.42 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HP13 7QH