Blanket Way Witney, West Oxfordshire
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX28), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43654389.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Oxfordshire cost £416,123 in August 2026 (-2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,315 a month.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 23).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility, is 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- 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 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 640 m (0.4 miles) away, and Unterhaching Park (0.4 hectares) is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 88 to 93 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Windrush Medical Practice, about 760 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 26% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in West Oxfordshire
A typical home in West Oxfordshire cost £416,123 in August 2026, 2.3% less than a year before. That is 17% more than five years earlier and 19% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £654,257 |
| Semi-detached | £410,359 |
| Terraced | £335,599 |
| Flat or maisonette | £210,354 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £335,614 |
Private renters in West Oxfordshire paid £1,315 a month on average in September 2026, 3.6% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £961 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,218 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,531 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,099 |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Flat (11); House, semi-detached (11); House, detached (1). Built: 2019 (18); 2020 (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (23 addresses)
- 1, Blanket Way
- 2, Blanket Way
- 3, Blanket Way
- 4, Blanket Way
- 5, Blanket Way
- 6, Blanket Way
- 7, Blanket Way
- 8, Blanket Way
- 9, Blanket Way
- 10, Blanket Way
- 11, Blanket Way
- 12, Blanket Way
- 13, Blanket Way
- 14, Blanket Way
- 15, Blanket Way
- 16, Blanket Way
- 17, Blanket Way
- 19, Blanket Way
- 21, Blanket Way
- 23, Blanket Way
- 25, Blanket Way
- 27, Blanket Way
- 29, Blanket Way
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,825 kWh of it on average in 2024, 10% less than the district's 10,926 kWh, and 3,171 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 94% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX28 6JX | 25 | 1,963 kWh | 23 | 5,643 kWh |
| OX28 6EG | 27 | 3,463 kWh | 26 | 14,336 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is OX28.
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 (42% of about 1,130 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Woodford Way Car Park, Woodford Way, Witney: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Londis Stores, 107 Hailey Road, Witney: up to 8 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- 7 Bridge Street Mills Industrial Estate Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1YH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility West Oxfordshire 24/01565/FUL | Solar farm | 35 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2025 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Quarry Solar Farm & Battery Storage Facility West Oxfordshire 24/01565/FUL | Battery storage | 35 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jul 2025 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 88 m and 93 m above sea level (90 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX28 6EG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX28 6JX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Combe (Oxon) 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Charlbury 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Oval Witney | 230 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodford Way Carpark | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 75.5 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windrush Medical Practice Outstanding Jun 2016 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Witney Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cedar Court Care Home Good May 2022 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Witney Police Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Fraser Group - Cannon Pool Cashzone | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,290 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unterhaching Park 3,780 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Road Allotments 860 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Blanket Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 90 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blanket Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Butter cross | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, Cogges | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Horseshoe | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Maggots Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Corner Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Tub Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Cogges Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Bangry Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 24 |
6 of the street's 24 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 35% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 31% in 2024 and 32% in 2023) |
| Witney Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 45% in 2023) |
| The Batt Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| West Witney Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| St Mary's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Queen Emma's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 24% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 36% in 2024 and 38% in 2023) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 80% in 2024 and 74% in 2023) |
| The Henry Box School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.6 (42.2 in 2025 and 39.2 in 2024); 37.6% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 16.9% AAB or better; progress average |
| Wood Green School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 43.6 (46.2 in 2025 and 42.3 in 2024); 44.3% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 10.9% AAB or better; progress below average |
| The Blake Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 15% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Madley Brook Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
9 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 450 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Camps Witney OX28 6NB | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 450 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Broadhill Pre-School OX28 1HL | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Witney Kumon Study Centre OX28 6HG | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Db Sports Coaching After School And Holiday Club OX28 6DY | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kids Planet Witney OOSC OX28 5FZ | Out-of-school day care | 25 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Active Camps at West Witney OX28 5FZ | Out-of-school day care | 100 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bright Horizons Witney Day Nursery and Preschool OX28 5YT | Full day care | 85 | Good (Mar 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| The Farmhouse Nursery School OX28 4AZ | Full day care | 28 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Excel Tennis Academy OX29 0NB | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 330 childminders and 104 home childcarers (nannies) in Oxfordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Windrush Inn OX28 6DJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2025 |
| Elite Camps Witney OX28 6NB | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Tower Hill Primary School OX28 6NB | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Springfield Oval (14); On or near Point Place (5); On or near Empson Crescent (4); On or near Springfield Park (3); On or near Stenter Square (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 26% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 30% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 7 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
- Food hygiene ratings Impact Food Group T/A Dolce @ Tower Hill Primary School (school/college/university, OX28 6NB) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Point Place · Empson Crescent · Springfield Oval · Vole Bank · Stenter Square · Heron Drive · Swift Court · Stenter Rise · Bathing Place Lane · Bathing Place Lane · Pope's Piece · Hedgehog Lane
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.