The postcode HP12 3LA is located in Buckinghamshire It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. HP12 3LA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
HP12 3LA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of HP12 3LA as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Pakistani communities.
The closest road name to HP12 3LA is Spearing Road which is centered 63 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Cross Road and is 134 m away. The closest railway station is High Wycombe Rail Station, 2.53 km away.
The closest primary school to HP12 3LA (for ages 11 and under) is Castlefield School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 14, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Unity College. The last OFSTED inspection on September 28, 2017 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of HP12 3LA is The Hour Glass and is 650 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 21, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Red Hot Pizza / China Garden and is 256 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on September 23, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 177.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 72.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for HP12 3LA is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Buckinghamshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to HP12 3LA and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to HP12 3LA, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode HP12 3LA
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from HP12 3LA - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlefield School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (November 14, 2018) | 268 m |
| Booker Hill School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (February 20, 2018) | 573 m |
| Progress Schools - Buckinghamshire | Special school | 13-16 | Good (May 11, 2017) | 771 m |
| Oakridge School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (May 3, 2018) | 916 m |
| Millbrook Combined School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 19, 2017) | 1.05 km |
| Chiltern Wood School | Special school | 3-19 | Good (January 9, 2019) | 1.25 km |
| Unity College | Special school | 11-18 | Good (September 28, 2017) | 1.28 km |
| Chepping View Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | 1.5 km | |
| Wycombe High School | Academy | 11-18 | Outstanding (June 28, 2012) | 1.61 km |
| John Hampden Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | 1.74 km | |
| High Wycombe Church of England Combined School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 4, 2017) | 1.76 km |
| The Disraeli School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 6, 2019) | 1.76 km |
| Cressex Community School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (January 8, 2019) | 1.79 km |
| St Michael's Catholic School | Maintained school | 3-19 | Good (January 16, 2019) | 2.13 km |
| Wycombe Abbey | Independent school | 10-19 | 2.18 km | |
| Hamilton Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (November 1, 2018) | 2.23 km |
| The Downley School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (October 9, 2007) | 2.32 km |
| West Wycombe School | Academy | 4-11 | 2.39 km | |
| Godstowe Preparatory School | Independent school | 2-14 | 2.71 km | |
| The Chalfonts Independent Grammar School | Independent school | 11-18 | Good (March 12, 2020) | 2.76 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from HP12 3LA - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Watan Supermarket | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory January 14, 2022 | 179 m | |
| Castle Cash And Carry | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement January 7, 2022 | 179 m | |
| The Avenue Methodist Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 27, 2012 | 179 m | |
| Castlefield Convenience Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory June 20, 2018 | 256 m | |
| Red Hot Pizza / China Garden | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 23, 2020 | 256 m | |
| Tasteez | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 3, 2022 | 256 m | |
| Castlefield County Combined School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2020 | 268 m | |
| LuvCakes | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 8, 2017 | 451 m | |
| Newland Residential Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2022 | 451 m | |
| Sandcastle Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 24, 2019 | 486 m | |
| Golden Palace | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 20, 2020 | 508 m | |
| Osbourne Spice Express | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory March 20, 2020 | 508 m | |
| Sanmeet Convenience Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement January 27, 2022 | 508 m | |
| Booker Hill School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 16, 2019 | 573 m | |
| Impact Food Group @ Booker Hill School | Awaiting Inspection | 573 m | |
| Central News Food & Wine | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 5, 2019 | 580 m | |
| Hightown Residential | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 21, 2019 | 582 m | |
| Al Khair Supermarket | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Urgent Improvement February 4, 2022 | 586 m | |
| Tesco Express | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 25, 2022 | 650 m | |
| The Hour Glass | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 21, 2019 | 650 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to HP12 3LA - Data from Apr 2022
| Cross Road | 134 m | |
| Rutland Avenue Shops | 180 m | |
| Roundwood Road | 199 m | |
| New Road | 217 m | |
| Roundwood Road | 219 m | |
| High Wycombe Rail Station | 2.53 km | |
| High Wycombe Rail Station | 2.71 km | |
| London Luton Airport | 39.63 km | |
| London Oxford Airport | 42.92 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to HP12 3LA - Data from Dec 2021
| Rowliff Wood | 119 m | |
| Five Acre Wood | 424 m | |
| Castlefield Wood | 486 m | |
| Round Wood | 514 m | |
| Sands Wood | 1.11 km | |
| High Barbers Wood | 1.13 km | |
| Sunter's Wood | 1.16 km | |
| Spring Coppice | 1.34 km | |
| Booker Common | 1.44 km | |
| Toweridge Common | 1.88 km | |
| Branch Wood | 1.95 km | |
| Great Tinker's Wood | 2.01 km | |
| Hellbottom Wood | 2.06 km | |
| High Wood | 2.13 km | |
| Little Tinker's Wood | 2.14 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for HP12 3LA - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 40.6 Mbps | 177.2 Mbps | 1096 Mbps |
| Upload | 9.9 Mbps | 72.5 Mbps | 823.44 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 23.3 | 3.8 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 97.6 | 12 |
| 300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 709.3 | 424.3 |
Energy usage data for HP12 3LA - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 51.62819200 |
| Longitude | -0.78224600 |
| OS Easting | 484388 |
| OS Northing | 0192855 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Thames Valley |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Wycombe |
| Electoral Ward | Booker, Cressex and Castlefield |
| Local Authority District | Buckinghamshire |
| Region / Government Office Region | South East |
| European Electoral Region | South East |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire |
| International Territorial Level Code | E06000060 |
| Travel To Work Area | High Wycombe and Aylesbury |
| NHS England Region | South East |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Buckinghamshire |
| Cancer Alliance | Thames Valley |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South Central |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Buckinghamshire CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans Group: Challenged Asian terraces Subgroup: Pakistani communities |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | High Wycombe BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | High Wycombe BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33041450 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wycombe 013 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wycombe 013D |
| Output Area / Small Area | 4B2 |