Botley Road Oxford
1 address across 1 postcode (OX2), about 190 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 29704375.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Oxford cost £478,080 in August 2026 (-2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £1,957 a month.
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 1 recorded flood covered its postcode centre, most recently in 1947.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 17 times (88 hours) in 2025.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A34, carries 68,326 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Oxford costs £2,678 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, North Hinksey Nature Reserve, is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 57 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 Observatory Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 81% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 51 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
- Road safety: 4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2018 | UNIT 4 OX2 0HA | Other | £50,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jul 2025 | JEWSON LTD OX2 0HA | Other | £3,600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Jun 2020 | TOYS R US OX2 0HA | Other | £11,420,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Dec 2021 | WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD OX2 0HA | Other | £16,330,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Oct 2013 | WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD OX2 0HA | Other | £12,092,317 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Oxford
A typical home in Oxford cost £478,080 in August 2026, 2.9% less than a year before. That is 6% more than five years earlier and 8% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £965,950 |
| Semi-detached | £589,760 |
| Terraced | £469,986 |
| Flat or maisonette | £291,220 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £409,369 |
Private renters in Oxford paid £1,957 a month on average in September 2026, 2.4% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,346 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,662 |
| Three bedrooms | £2,030 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,850 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Council tax
What each band costs in Oxford in 2026-27: Band D £2,678 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,786 | £2,083 | £2,381 | £2,678 | £3,274 | £3,869 | £4,464 | £5,357 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (44% of about 820 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): Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction.
- 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)
- Riverside Court, 9 West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0JB: up to 34 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- The Willows, 4 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- The Willows, 4 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 47 West Way Oxford OX2 0JF: up to 11 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Botley Centre, West Way, Botley: up to 140 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- St Lawrence House, North Hinksey Lane, Botley OX2 0NB: up to 20 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Ideal eyes 76 West Way Botley Oxford, OX29JT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 8 Elms Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9JZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Recorded floods
1 recorded flood covered the centre of this street's postcodes, most recently in 1947 (main river).
| When | Flood | Source and cause |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Not named | Main river; channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) |
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
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 17 times, for 88 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Seacourt Stream.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Way, Botley (Syphon) Thames Water | Seacourt Stream | 10 | 40 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| The Willows, North Hinksey Lane Thames Water | Seacourt Stream | 7 | 48 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 address is about 57 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 0HA | 86% | 7% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Botley Road Trdg Est Oxford | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elms Parade car park | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 64.9 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Observatory Medical Practice Good Sep 2016 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medipill Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Warneford Hospital Opd | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Care homes | Cumnor Hill House Good Apr 2023 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Oxford Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Oxford, St Georges Place Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Hinksey Nature Reserve 3,710 m² | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Playing Field 2.2 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,210 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) south. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Church of St Frideswide | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| North Hinksey conduit house | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Osney Abbey (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Swing bridge, LNWR Station | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Worcester College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| St Sepulchre's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Osney Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Osney Weir Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Fiddler's Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Hangman's Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 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 Oxford: see them on the Oxford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hinksey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 83% in 2023) |
| Botley School | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 38% in 2024 and 42% in 2023) |
| West Oxford Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 80% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
| Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 48.6 (56.5 in 2025 and 50.1 in 2024); 46% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 16.8% AAB or better; progress average |
| Activate Learning | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | A level 2025: average grade D+; 2.6% AAB or better; progress below average |
| St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 69% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 31% at the higher standard (2025; 74% in 2024 and 59% 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
7 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 660 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sett OX2 0LZ | Sessional day care | 12 | Not inspected yet | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Kumon Oxford Botley Study Centre OX2 9TH | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Elite Camps Botley OX2 9JZ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Stagecoach Botley OX2 9JZ | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Active Clubs at West Oxford OX2 0BY | Out-of-school day care | 140 | Not inspected yet | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Oxford OX1 1LF | Full day care | 75 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| St Thomas's Day Nursery OX1 1JP | Full day care | 40 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldi OX2 0HA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 60 m | 5 Very good | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Inventa OX2 0HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Wickes Building Supplies Ltd OX2 0HA | Retailers - other | 60 m | Exempt | |
| Home Bargains OX2 0HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Zaza's Kebab And Grill OX2 0HY | Mobile caterer | 220 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2024 |
| JD.Com International Logistics UK Ltd Oxford Depot OX2 0LX | Distributors/Transporters | 330 m | 4 Good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Diseno Coffee OX2 0HD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Oxford Food Hub OX2 0LX | Distributors/Transporters | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Natural Bread OX2 0LX | Manufacturers/packers | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Tap Social Movement OX2 0LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Kaffirost OX2 0LX | Manufacturers/packers | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (35); On or near Shopping Area (16).
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian; 3 involved a cyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2025 19:20 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A420, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 2 May 2025 16:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A420, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 13 May 2022 15:00 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A420, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 1 Sep 2021 13:37 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A420, 30 mph | Daylight |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A34 between road to North Hinksey Lane and A420 Hinksey Hill, with 68,326 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 480 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A34 | road to North Hinksey Lane to A420 Hinksey Hill | 68,326 estimated; counted 2022 | 12% | +3% since 2015 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 81% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 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
- OX2 0HA: 1 address of 45 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lamarsh Road · West Way · Halliday Lane · Brock Grove · Bullstake Close · Earl Street · North Hinksey Lane · Yarnell's Road · North Hinksey Lane
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.