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Oakridge & Castlefield: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Oakridge & Castlefield neighbourhood of Buckinghamshire, England (ONS area Buckinghamshire 046). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes HP11, HP12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HP12 3QQ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Buckinghamshire

Oakridge & Castlefield is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Buckinghamshire (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £333,500 and flats for £199,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Buckinghamshire (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, High Wycombe, is about a 24-minute walk 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

£333,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£199,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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 +0.02; 2 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 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 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 Oakridge & Castlefield sits in Buckinghamshire

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire
Typical flat price: 14th lowest of the 50 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: the 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 Oakridge & Castlefield

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

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Buckinghamshire, 2 the other way and 16 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

Anti-social behaviour
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Home improvement applications
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

High Wycombe Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km 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 Oakridge School 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Wycombe High School 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Apr 2024).

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 Oakridge & Castlefield

What is the typical house price in Oakridge & Castlefield?

£333,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

How does Oakridge & Castlefield compare with the rest of Buckinghamshire?

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire. Typical flat price: 14th lowest of the 50 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the lowest of 67 neighbourhoods in Buckinghamshire.

Is Oakridge & Castlefield an affluent area?

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

Is Oakridge & Castlefield gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Oakridge & Castlefield?

High Wycombe. Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km 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 Oakridge & Castlefield?

Nearest state primary school. Oakridge School. 200 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Wycombe High School. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Apr 2024).

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.