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On Rectory Avenue, in Bowerdean
What it's like at HP13 6HW: every home that has sold on Rectory Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rectory Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 79 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Rectory AvenueDetached | Jul 2007 | £2,785,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4, 4, Rectory AvenueFlat | Apr 2000 | £60,000 | 47 m² | £1,277/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 4, Rectory AvenueFlat | Apr 2000 | £60,000 | 41 m² | £1,463/m² | 1 |
| 4, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2017 | £650,000 | 29 m² | £22,414/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 6, Rectory AvenueFlat | Feb 2016 | £175,500 | 34 m² | £5,162/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 6, Rectory AvenueFlat | Jun 2003 | £125,000 | 51 m² | £2,451/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 6, Rectory AvenueFlat | Nov 2000 | £124,000 | 96 m² | £1,292/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 6, Rectory AvenueFlat | Jun 2015 | £113,000 | 26 m² | £4,346/m² | 4 |
| 8, Rectory AvenueDetached | May 2026 | £978,000 | 235 m² | £4,162/m² | 2 |
| 10, Rectory AvenueFlat | Apr 2011 | £180,000 | 60 m² | £3,000/m² | 4 |
| 10a, Rectory AvenueDetached | Jun 2000 | £97,000 | 62 m² | £1,565/m² | 1 |
| 18, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2012 | £365,000 | 140 m² | £2,607/m² | 1 |
| 20, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £485,000 | 89 m² | £5,449/m² | 2 |
| 24, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 1998 | £155,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 26, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 1996 | £72,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 1999 | £156,000 | 147 m² | £1,061/m² | 1 |
| 32, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2010 | £300,000 | 104 m² | £2,885/m² | 3 |
| 34, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £465,000 | 129 m² | £3,605/m² | 1 |
| 36, Rectory AvenueDetached | May 2003 | £330,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Rectory AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £550,000 | 147 m² | £3,741/m² | 5 |
| 42, Rectory AvenueDetached | Mar 2002 | £250,000 | 135 m² | £1,852/m² | 1 |
| 44, Rectory AvenueDetached | Aug 2014 | £550,000 | 139 m² | £3,957/m² | 1 |
| 46, Rectory AvenueDetached | Jun 2021 | £872,000 | 200 m² | £4,360/m² | 1 |
| 50, Rectory AvenueDetached | Jul 2020 | £795,000 | 165 m² | £4,818/m² | 2 |
| 52, Rectory AvenueDetached | Jun 1998 | £237,000 | 192 m² | £1,234/m² | 1 |
| Kingswood House, 36a, Rectory AvenueDetached | Dec 2015 | £560,000 | 157 m² | £3,567/m² | 2 |
The nearest station is High Wycombe, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 2.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Marylebone.
The nearest bus stop is Trinity Church, 500 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes X74, M40).
Central London is 44 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Hamilton Academy, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 73.9 · 44.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe (1 km) and Wycombe High School (2.5 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Al Medina Foods Market, 600 m away, with K Convenience Store closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Carrington House Surgery (500 m), with Priory Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Mr Scissor Gentleman's Barber is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wexham Park Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Flying Bean Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Belle Vue PH the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is The Rye, 800 m away; for exercise, The Gym (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Buckinghamshire New University, 800 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
51 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Wycombe constituency: Emma Reynolds MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,591 (10.3%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 36%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 11%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
21 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HP13 6HW →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
On this street: 1 of 69 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 17 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.3% | 83.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 5.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 79 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 46 min
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