Appleton Close Didcot, South Oxfordshire
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX11), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36216646.
2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £283,000 across 1 sale. 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6, C: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Oxfordshire costs £2,598 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. 37 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £283,000 | £283,000 | £283,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £272,000 | £272,000 | £272,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2022 | 5 OX11 7BG | Semi-detached | £283,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2021 | 3 OX11 7BG | Terraced | £272,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2011 (6); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in South Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,020 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,752 | £4,329 | £5,195 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (44% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot: up to 248 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot: up to 248 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Didcot A: up to 280 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Didcot A: up to 400 homes, pending decision (640 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX11 7BG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX11 7EL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| Didcot Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 660 m | No published inspection |
| Manor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 680 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lydalls Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 1.0 km | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Didcot Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| Ladygrove Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Aureus School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Aureus Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| UTC Oxfordshire | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.4 km | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Willowcroft Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| St Birinus School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Freeman Primary School OX11 7BZ | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School, Extended Services OX11 7BZ | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cotswold Park (11); On or near Malvern Close (5); On or near The Oval (5); On or near Quantock View (4); On or near Second Avenue (4).
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
Nearby streets
Second Avenue · First Avenue · The Oval · Wortham Road · Cotswold Park · North Road · Wenlock Close · Tower Gardens · Quantock View · Malvern Close · Mendip Heights · Freeman Road
All the streets in OX11 and across South 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.
- Anything about planning applications, roadworks, noise, air quality or council tax yet.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.