A40 Witney, West Oxfordshire
8 addresses across 6 postcodes (OX28,OX29), about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 43602956.
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Oxfordshire costs £2,567 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Finstock, about 8.9 km (5.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 98 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Windrush Medical Practice, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 1,440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,567 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,711 | £1,997 | £2,282 | £2,567 | £3,137 | £3,708 | £4,278 | £5,134 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (37% of about 2,960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 194.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Station Lane Industrial Area.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade I
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, grade I
- BATT HOUSE, grade II*
- BLANKET HALL, grade II*
- BUTTER CROSS, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II*
- HENRY BOX SCHOOL, grade II*
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- ST MARY'S PRIORY HOUSE THE PRIORY, grade II*
- THE HERMITAGE, grade II*
- THE OLD RECTORY AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II*
- Town Hall, grade II*
- WOODCOTE, grade II*
- WYCHWOOD, grade II*
- 1-17, LOWELL PLACE, grade II
- 1-5, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 1, CHURCH GREEN, grade II
- 10-14, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 103 AND 103A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 11, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
- 12, CORN STREET, grade II
- 12, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
- 122A and 122B Corn Street, grade II
- 124, CORN STREET, grade II
- 13, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
- 14, CORN STREET, grade II
- 14, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
- 14, STATION ROAD, grade II
- 15 AND 17, CORN STREET, grade II
- 15, MARKET SQUARE, grade II
And 164 more.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026 to 24 September 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
- 10 February 2025 to 12 August 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 8 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX28 4FH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX29 7NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX28 4BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX29 6UU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX29 6UY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX29 7NT | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 4 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 75 m and 98 m above sea level (84 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX28 4BT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX28 4FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX29 6UU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX29 6UY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX29 7NT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX29 7NY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Combe (Oxon) 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Hanborough 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mountfield Road Witney | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Witney Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 77.2 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Windrush Medical Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corn Street Dental Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Witney Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,120 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burwell Fields 4.5 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windrush Place Allotments 8,310 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Butter cross | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Davis's Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Moulden's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Maggots Grove | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Claywell Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Tub Hole | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Bangry Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 10 |
8 of the street's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Oxfordshire: see them on the West Oxfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Emma's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Witney Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Windrush Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Henry Box School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Batt Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Tower Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmaris Kebab And Pizza OX28 5NP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2025 |
| The Cod Father (Fish And Chip Shop And Mobile Van) OX28 5NP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Barry's Food Stores LTD OX28 5NP | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Richmond Village Witney OX28 5DG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 4 Good | 22 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Guild Close (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- OX28 4FH: 2 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- OX29 7NY: 2 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- OX28 4BT: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- OX29 6UU: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- OX29 6UY: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- OX29 7NT: 1 address of 71 in the postcode
Nearby streets
A40 · Guild Close · Thorney Leys · Coral Springs Way
All the streets in OX28, OX29 and across West Oxfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.