Renting in High Wycombe

Average Rent in High Wycombe: £1,350/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,164 live High Wycombe listings on 4 portals from £450/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,350 /month

2,164 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in High Wycombe by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£975/mo	119
1 bed	£1,100/mo	830
2 bed	£1,425/mo	662
3 bed	£1,800/mo	284
4+ bed	£2,500/mo	269

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in High Wycombe

What it costs to rent in High Wycombe

High Wycombe currently has 2,164 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,350 a month. 24 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 29% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is UB7 at around £750/mo, while UB6 sits nearer £2,000/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for High Wycombe around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in High Wycombe by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,164 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in High Wycombe

£975/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in High Wycombe is £975 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 119 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in High Wycombe

£1,100/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in High Wycombe is £1,100 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 830 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in High Wycombe

£1,425/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in High Wycombe is £1,425 a month, 6% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 662 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in High Wycombe

£1,800/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in High Wycombe is £1,800 a month, 33% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 284 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in High Wycombe

£2,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in High Wycombe is £2,500 a month, 85% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 269 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Buckinghamshire rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Buckinghamshire, the ONS area that covers High Wycombe. Latest: £1,474/mo (Jul 26, +4.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,474

Jul 26

Annual

+4.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,128

Aug 21

Total change

+31%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in High Wycombe

Flats & apartments

1201

71% of listings

Houses

493

29% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in High Wycombe — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 42% of the 495 houses currently advertised in High Wycombe.

Semi-detached
42%206
Terraced
22%109
Other house
21%102
Detached
15%76
Bungalow
0%2

Rent by postcode

Where High Wycombe rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,681 live listings in 27 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in High Wycombe

1UB6£2,000/mo16 rentals
2UB3£1,975/mo12 rentals
3SL5£1,950/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in High Wycombe

1UB7£750/mo3 rentals
2UB4£1,100/mo6 rentals
3RG1£1,125/mo14 rentals

Features · High Wycombe

Garden, parking, and floor area in High Wycombe

Live signal across 2,164 High Wycombe rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

78%

of 490 High Wycombe listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

90%

of 798 High Wycombe listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in High Wycombe this week

24 homes came onto the High Wycombe rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

24 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across High Wycombe

Most High Wycombe homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 236,780 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.36

≈ Band D–E

Stock

237k

236,780 properties

A
3%6,890
B
11%25,960
C
23%54,120
D
20%46,880
E
15%36,530
F
12%28,990
G
13%31,360
H
3%6,060

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across High Wycombe

73% of High Wycombe premises can already get full-fibre and 81% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

73%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

81%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

436 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
73%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Buckinghamshire), July 2025, covering 235,054 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for High Wycombe homes

50% of High Wycombe homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

50%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

50%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

205k

204,650 EPCs

A
0%1,023
B
14%29,461
C
35%71,543
D
34%70,565
E
12%24,765
F
3%5,928
G
1%1,365

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Buckinghamshire. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near High Wycombe

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the High Wycombe centroid. The five closest:

1
Hamilton Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HP13 6SG
0.20 mi
2
High Wycombe Church of England Combined School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · HP11 2JU
0.33 mi
3
Aspire
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter · HP13 6PQ
0.37 mi
4
Bowerdean Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · HP13 6AW
0.63 mi
5
Hannah Ball Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · HP13 7JS
0.76 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the High Wycombe centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in High Wycombe

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), High Wycombe has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 60 of 60 postcode districts analysed, the median was 126 reported crimes per area. The most common category in High Wycombe is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

126 crimes per area (median)
60 of 60 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

High Wycombe’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in High Wycombe

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Bourne End has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in High Wycombe.

Downley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (34) · pop. ~8,000
15
per 1k
Hazlemere
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (34) · pop. ~10,000
6.7
per 1k
Marlow
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~14,000
8.4
per 1k
Bourne End
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (13) · pop. ~8,000
4.4
per 1k
Flackwell Heath
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (21) · pop. ~5,000
16
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

High Wycombe listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in High Wycombe.

Rightmove

997

OnTheMarket

497

OpenRent

403

PrimeLocation

267

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Frequently asked

Renting in High Wycombe — your questions answered

How much is rent in High Wycombe?

The average (median) asking rent in High Wycombe is £1,350 a month — a 1-bed is £1,100 and a 2-bed £1,425, based on 2,164 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in High Wycombe?

The median asking rent for a studio in High Wycombe is £975 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 119 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in High Wycombe?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in High Wycombe is £1,100 a month, 19% below the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 830 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in High Wycombe?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in High Wycombe is £1,425 a month, 6% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 662 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in High Wycombe?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in High Wycombe is £1,800 a month, 33% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 284 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in High Wycombe?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in High Wycombe is £2,500 a month, 85% above the city-wide median of £1,350, based on 269 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in High Wycombe?

There are currently 2,164 rental properties available in High Wycombe, with 24 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is High Wycombe safe for renters?

High Wycombe has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 126 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in High Wycombe?

The most commonly reported crime category in High Wycombe is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across South East

Average rent across South East

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