Arncott Road Piddington, Cherwell
40 addresses across 7 postcodes (OX25), about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 6800034.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2003 the median was £290,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: 21 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 B; Band D in Cherwell costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bicester Village, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alchester Medical Group, about 6.1 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £76,000 | £76,000 | £76,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2003 | 3 OX25 1PS | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | DOVE COTTAGE, 5 OX25 1PS | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2001 | 13 OX25 1PS | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 2 Dec 1998 | 13 OX25 1PS | Semi-detached | £76,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 2016 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cherwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (34% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II*
- BROOK COTTAGE, grade II
- BROWN'S PIECE, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- GRAVEBOARD APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- GWITH COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- THE INN COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX25 1PS | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX25 1AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX25 1QN | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX25 1QB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX25 1PR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX25 1PT | zone 3 | 5 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX25 1QD | not in 2 or 3 | 9 / 5 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 40 addresses are between 62 m and 82 m above sea level (72 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX25 1AE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX25 1PR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1PS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1QB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1QD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1QN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bicester Village 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Bicester North 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Arncott Road Bus Shelter Piddington | 260 m |
| EV charging points | Roam EV Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 48.9 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alchester Medical Group | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bicester Dental Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bicester Community Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2.2 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 710 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Piddington Allotments 2,800 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 12 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 Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Piddington Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Arncott Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Muswell Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| New Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| China Island | Island | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 40 |
11 of the street's 40 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 Cherwell: see them on the Cherwell page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 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) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- OX25 1PS: 14 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- OX25 1AE: 8 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- OX25 1QN: 8 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- OX25 1QB: 6 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- OX25 1PR: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- OX25 1PT: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- OX25 1QD: 1 address of 54 in the postcode
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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.