HP12 postcode area · Buckinghamshire

The HP12 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire. Area Scores range from 19 to 96 across them. Every full HP12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HP12 district: Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End scores 96 out of 100 (#259 of 6,856 nationally) while Oakridge & Castlefield sits at 20 — neighbours on the map, 77 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £279,000 in Oakridge & Castlefield to £747,500 in Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End — a 2.7× gap within the HP12 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,721a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime91per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HP12 district

£375,000median home sold over the past year · +15.4% over 5 years · +5.6% over the year · 215 sales
Detached£512,000
Semi-detached£416,000
Terraced£352,500
Flat£212,000
Buckinghamshire£460,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well EndBuckinghamshire 25996 £747,500
Bledlow, Cadmore End & Hambleden ValleyBuckinghamshire 2,04870 £605,000
DownleyBuckinghamshire 2,30166 £410,000
Town Centre & Marlow HillBuckinghamshire 2,76760 £450,000
Lane End & BookerBuckinghamshire 3,35051 £394,000
SandsBuckinghamshire 3,57648 £388,000
Oakridge & CastlefieldBuckinghamshire 5,50920 £279,000

People living in HP12 Census 2021

Residents64,649
Median age (est.)38
Density393per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above38%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 24%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 65%Asian 24%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 28% · Muslim 19%

Born outside the UK: 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HP12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HP12 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.