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Downley: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Downley neighbourhood of Buckinghamshire, England (ONS area Buckinghamshire 038). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes HP12, HP13. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HP13 5RB.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Buckinghamshire

Downley is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Buckinghamshire (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £430,000 and flats for £224,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Buckinghamshire (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, High Wycombe, is 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£430,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£224,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£64,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Downley sits in Buckinghamshire

Typical house price: joint 22nd lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire
Typical flat price: 23rd lowest of the 50 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 20th lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Downley

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Buckinghamshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Buckinghamshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Buckinghamshire, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Home improvement applications

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

High Wycombe Railway station, 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Chiltern Railways to London Marylebone (25 to 40 min) and Oxford (about 49 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school The Disraeli School 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Nov 2024).
Nearest state secondary school The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Improved significantly.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Downley

What is the typical house price in Downley?

£430,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.

How does Downley compare with the rest of Buckinghamshire?

Typical house price: joint 22nd lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire. Typical flat price: 23rd lowest of the 50 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 20th lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire.

Is Downley an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Downley gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Downley?

High Wycombe. Railway station, 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Chiltern Railways to London Marylebone (25 to 40 min) and Oxford (about 49 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Downley?

Nearest state primary school. The Disraeli School. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Improved significantly.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.