B4445 Thame, South Oxfordshire
1 address across 1 postcode (OX9), about 70 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 36209824.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 South Oxfordshire costs £2,598 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 380 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 66 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Rycote Group, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 62 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
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 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 (46% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Thame. 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): 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Thames Valley Police Station, Thame: up to 41 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- 47 Aylesbury Road, Thame, OX9 3PG: up to 32 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- St Andrews Court, Part Ground and First Floors, Wellington Street, OX9 3WT: up to 18 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Unit 5, Goodsons Industrial Mews, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Unit 6 & 7, Goodsons Industrial Mews, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BX: up to 12 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Goodsons Industrial Mews, Thame: up to 29 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 66 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX9 3LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haddenham and Thame Parkway 889,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Monks Risborough 21,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cricket Ground Thame | 30 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southern Road car park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 44.3 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Rycote Group | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greyhound Walk (Dental Surgery) | 180 m |
| Hospital | Thame Community Hospital | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Haddenham Banks Parade Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,840 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thame Town Cricket Club 2.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 91 and 92, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-west. 161 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 91 and 92, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-west |
| Lashlake House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Master's Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m north-west |
| Moated site E of Moorend Lane | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Thame Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crosse's Covert | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Larch Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Sydenham Hurst | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Cop Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Long Covert | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Lenton's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 South Oxfordshire: see them on the South Oxfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 320 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Barley Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| John Hampden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lord Williams's School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sushi Daily at Waitrose OX9 3ZD | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Umberto's OX9 3DY | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Famous House OX9 3BJ | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Smoochy Moo Moos Ltd OX9 3EH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| Patrons Pizza OX9 3EH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 May 2025 |
| Monsters Munch Box OX9 3FP | Mobile caterer | 210 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2026 |
| Candelo Lounge OX9 3DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Pad Thai Rising Sun OX9 2BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Dominos Pizza OX9 2BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Superdrug OX9 3DZ | Retailers - other | 230 m | Exempt | |
| Treacle's Tearoom OX9 2BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2026 |
| The Thatch OX9 2AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Majestic Wine OX9 2BZ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Costa Coffee OX9 2BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| The Chocolate Box OX9 3BH | Retailers - other | 250 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (26); On or near Parking Area (19); On or near Bull Lane (6); On or near High Street (3); On or near North Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- OX9 3LY: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Greyhound Lane · Meadow Way · Lashlake Road · Bell Close · Bell Lane · Moorend Lane · North Street · Abingdon Close · Yeates Close · Greyhound Walk · Bull Lane · Friday Court
All the streets in OX9 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.
- 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.