Avenue Four Witney, West Oxfordshire
41 addresses across 3 postcodes (OX28), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43600029.
- Flood: 3 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Finstock, about 8.3 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Country Park, is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 79 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cogges Surgery, about 670 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 95 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2014 | HEXAGON HOUSE OX28 4BN | Other | £500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Aug 2014 | J H R MOULDERS (WITNEY) LTD OX28 4BN | Other | £500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (53% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Witney And Cogges Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 6 Church Green Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4AW: up to 5 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 27 Market Square, Witney: up to 10 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 43 Witney Road Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7TX: up to 4 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- 1 Wesley Walk, Witney: up to 6 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 87 Corn Street Witney Oxfordshire OX28 6AS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 4BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX28 4DG | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX28 4BH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 79 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX28 4BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX28 4BN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX28 4DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Combe (Oxon) 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Hanborough 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsburys Witney | 150 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sainsbury's Witney Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woolgate Car Park | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 77.2 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cogges Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cogges Hill Pharmacy | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Green Dental Practice | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Witney Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Country Park 9.7 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Witney Lake and Country Park 20 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,400 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Leys 5.5 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lakeside Allotments 1.9 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church, a scheduled monument, 250 m north-west. 163 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north-west |
| The Old Rectory and Attached Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Wychwood | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| Henry Box School | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Butter cross | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, Cogges | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Queen Elizabeth's Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Cogges Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Sherald's Copse | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| The Horseshoe | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Cherrytree Bottom | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 42 |
4 of the street's 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Henry Box School | Secondary | 11–18 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Blake Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Batt Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen Emma's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tower Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Ducklington Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Wood Green School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Madley Brook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Witney Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewins Women2women Ltd OX28 4BN | Mobile caterer | 20 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Sainsbury's OX28 4FF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Argos (inside Sainsburys) OX28 4FF | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2018 |
| Sushi Gourmet - Sainsbury's OX28 4FF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Starbucks Witney - Sainsbury's OX28 4FF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Witney And West Oxfordshire Foodbank OX28 4YG | Farmers/growers | 260 m | Exempt | |
| Huffkins Bakery OX28 4YF | Retailers - other | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Buttercup Bistro OX28 4DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Farmhouse Nursery School OX28 4AZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2019 |
| The Fleece OX28 4AZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Coco Gelato OX28 4YH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2026 |
| New Peppers Tandoori OX28 4YH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Witney Masonic Hall OX28 4AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2026 |
| St Mary's Church OX28 4AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 27 Nov 2015 |
| Synolos OX28 4YD | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 47 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Avenue Four (51); On or near Avenue Three (36); On or near Des Roches Square (3); On or near Theatre/Concert Hall (3); On or near Farm Mill Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 72 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 58% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 58% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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 4BN: 36 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- OX28 4DG: 3 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- OX28 4BH: 2 addresses of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Two Rivers Industrial Estate · Station Lane · Avenue Three · Avenue Two · Witan Way · Farm Mill Lane · Avenue Two · The Leys · Parkside · St Marys Mead
All the streets in OX28 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.