High Wycombe Local Information
Practical local information for High Wycombe: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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High Wycombe Roadworks: Marlow Obelisk Lanes Shut 7-16 Oct
Marlow Obelisk restoration closes lanes on the High Street and A4155 overnight, 7 to 16 October. Berwick Road has lights to 8 October; M40 slips shut at night.
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High Wycombe Bin Collection Days: Week Slides a Day
Every collection moves a day after the 31 August bank holiday, with a Saturday catch-up. Garden waste is £65 a year, bulky waste £65, a contaminated bin £110.
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Parking in High Wycombe: Sundays Cost £1.30, Not Free
Every council car park in High Wycombe charges £1.30 on Sundays and bank holidays. Handy Cross is £4.30 for 24 hours, the Swan £10.30 past six hours.
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High Wycombe Council Tax Bands: Band D Is £2,439.67
The full band A to H table for High Wycombe town in 2026/27, up 5.06% on last year. Your parish changes the bill: Princes Risborough pays £117.76 more.
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High Wycombe house prices: £450,000, postcode by postcode
The typical home across the Wycombe area sold for £450,000 in the year to June 2026. Medians by postcode, ward and property type, from 1,583 Land Registry sales.
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High Wycombe trains to London: 27 mins, £4,696 a year
The fastest Chiltern train reaches Marylebone in 27 minutes and an annual season costs £4,696. Times, fares and station parking for Wycombe, Marlow and Risborough.
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Wycombe planning: 2,761 homes, comments close 6 Sept
Nine High Wycombe sites are allocated for 2,761 homes in the draft Local Plan, and comments close on 6 September 2026. The full site list, plus Risborough's 2,895.
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Things to do in High Wycombe: caves £9.50, museum free
The Hellfire Caves cost £9.50 and Wycombe Museum is free. Ten places in and around High Wycombe, Marlow and the Chilterns, with 2026 prices and opening times.
Bins
High Wycombe Christmas Bins: Dates Due Mid-December
Buckinghamshire publishes its Christmas bin dates around 18 December. Last year every round from 25 December to 9 January moved. Garden waste stops 14 December.
Schools
High Wycombe School Term Dates 2026/27: Grammars Differ
Bucks half term is 26 to 30 October and Christmas starts 21 December. Borlase breaks up on 16 October, RGS and John Hampden a day early. Every date checked.
Half term
High Wycombe October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 October
Bucks half term is 26 to 30 October 2026, but Borlase breaks up 16 October. Pumpkins at Odds Farm, a steam gala at Risborough and spooky Hellfire Caves.
Trains
High Wycombe Christmas Trains: What Chiltern Ran in 2025
No Chiltern trains on Christmas Day. Last year the last Christmas Eve train from Marylebone via High Wycombe left at 9.15pm. Buses, parking and 2026 dates.