Boddington Road Cherwell
72 addresses across 7 postcodes (OX17), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 6800177.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £335,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 6, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 D; 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 Banbury, about 11 km (6.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Mid-England Barrow, is about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 107 to 132 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 72 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fenny Compton Surgery, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £122,260 | £122,260 | £122,260 |
| 2000 | 1 | £172,500 | £172,500 | £172,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2020 | 2 OX17 1HB | Terraced | £335,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 6 OX17 1HB | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2001 | 2 OX17 1HB | Terraced | £122,260 | |
| 9 Nov 2000 | 7 OX17 1HB | Detached | £172,500 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); House, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (5); before 1900 (2); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (22% of about 1,440 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)
- Claydon Hay Barn Boddington Road Claydon OX17 1HD, Claydon, OX17 1HD, permissioned (350 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 June 2026 to 27 July 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX17 1TD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX17 1HD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX17 1HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX17 1QB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX17 1EZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1FD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 72 addresses are between 107 m and 132 m above sea level (117 m on average); the ground rises about 25 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX17 1ET | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1EZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1FD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX17 1HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1QB | 90% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| OX17 1TD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 43.5 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fenny Compton Surgery | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Popson Chemist | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kineton Dental Centre | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | The Cherwell Hospital | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Heart of England Co-operative Fenny Compton, Fenny Compton Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mid-England Barrow 9,620 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 850 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,270 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wormleighton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Lawn Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Saville's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Farnborough Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Berryhill Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 72 |
3 of the street's 72 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 (warwickshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
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
- OX17 1TD: 39 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- OX17 1HD: 16 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- OX17 1HB: 10 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- OX17 1QB: 4 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- OX17 1ET: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- OX17 1EZ: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- OX17 1FD: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
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.