Beech Grove Shrivenham, Vale of White Horse
20 addresses across 1 postcode (SN6), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41620365.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £319,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (A: 12, B: 7).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swindon (Wilts), about 9.6 km (5.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 340 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Elm Tree Surgery, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 130 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £319,250 | £313,500 | £325,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2025 | 6 SN6 8GY | Terraced | £325,000 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 4 SN6 8GY | Terraced | £313,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (4). Built: before 1900 (19).
Council tax
What each band costs in Vale of White Horse in 2026-27: Band D £2,577 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,718 | £2,005 | £2,291 | £2,577 | £3,150 | £3,723 | £4,296 | £5,155 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (22% of about 1,160 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.
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 104 m and 107 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green Shrivenham | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 75.6 km (47 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 77.3 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Elm Tree Surgery | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shrivenham Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Shrivenham Dental Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Watchfield, Watchfield Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shrivenham Allotments 1.7 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Elm Tree House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Watchfield Anglo-Saxon cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ratcoombe Copse | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Squire's Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Swan's Nest Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Vicarage Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Friars Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Tanner's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the street's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Vale of White Horse: see them on the Vale of White Horse page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrivenham Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 180 m | No published inspection |
| Watchfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrivenham Football Club SN6 8BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hicks Close (19); On or near Claridge Close (10); On or near Raven Way (4); On or near Chestnut Gardens (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 42% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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
- SN6 8GY: 20 addresses
Nearby streets
Raven Way · Holly Close · Wyatt Gardens · Ash Corner · Claridge Close · Raven Way · Clements Way · Bingham Turner Way · Forty Green · Chambers Lane · Winter Court · Chestnut Gardens
All the streets in SN6 and across Vale of White Horse.
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.