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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Marlow Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Marlow
Marlow roadworks: Dukes Place (now, until 16 Mar) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
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Marlow Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Marlow weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 6°C overnight, with a 86% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Princes Risborough weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 2°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph.
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Wooburn Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Wooburn weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 4°C overnight, with a 86% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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High Wycombe Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in High Wycombe today: unleaded from 155.9p and diesel from 186.9p a litre, across 9 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from...
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High Wycombe Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
High Wycombe weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 4°C overnight, with a 47% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
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High Wycombe Roadworks: Amersham Hill and Handy Cross Slips
Amersham Hill shuts 7pm to 7am on weeknights until 20 November. Slip roads at M40 junction 4, Handy Cross, close on four nights from 7 November.
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High Wycombe Bin Collection Days: Week Slides a Day
Wycombe's five bins, what goes in each and how often, the 6.30am rule, garden waste's winter break, bulky waste, and how to report a missed collection.
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Parking in High Wycombe: Sundays Cost £1.30, Not Free
High Wycombe's council car parks charge on Sundays too. Rates for all ten, the three free car parks nearby, station parking, permits and the camera traps.
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High Wycombe Council Tax Bands: Band D Is £2,439.67
A band D household in High Wycombe town pays £2,439.67 in 2026/27, up 5.06%, and the table lists every charge from band A to band H. Checked November 2026.
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High Wycombe house prices: £450,000, postcode by postcode
What homes in the Wycombe area actually sold for in the year to June 2026, from 1,583 Land Registry sales, split by postcode, ward and type of home.
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High Wycombe trains to London: 27 mins, £4,696 a year
The fastest Chiltern train from High Wycombe reaches Marylebone in 27 minutes, two an hour, no changes. Season fares, station parking, 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
Ten things to do around High Wycombe, from the Hellfire Caves to a free museum and a lido open all winter, with each opening time checked against the venue.
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 Christmas holiday is 21 December to 1 January, February half term 15 to 19 Feb. Borlase, RGS, John Hampden and Wycombe Abbey dates, plus 2027/28.
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: Last Train 20.44 on 24 Dec
The last Christmas Eve train from Marylebone via High Wycombe is the 20.44, half an hour earlier than 2025. No trains on Christmas Day; Boxing Day 8am to 9pm.