Brogden Close Oxford, Vale of White Horse
15 addresses across 1 postcode (OX2), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41606960.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £550,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 8, E: 1).
- 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 D; Band D in Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, North Hinksey Nature Reserve, is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 90 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 Beaumont Elms Practice, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 64% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £362,000 | £357,000 | £367,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £342,500 | £330,000 | £355,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2026 | 20 OX2 9DS | Semi-detached | £550,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2022 | 26 OX2 9DS | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2019 | 24 OX2 9DS | Detached | £357,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2019 | 20 OX2 9DS | Semi-detached | £367,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2018 | 4 OX2 9DS | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2017 | 16 OX2 9DS | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2015 | 18 OX2 9DS | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2014 | 12 OX2 9DS | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2014 | 16 OX2 9DS | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2013 | 6 OX2 9DS | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2012 | 10 OX2 9DS | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2010 | 16 OX2 9DS | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 8 OX2 9DS | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2005 | 10 OX2 9DS | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 24 OX2 9DS | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 4 Dec 1997 | 4 OX2 9DS | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1996 | 18 OX2 9DS | Semi-detached | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, detached (10); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (7); 1991-1995 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 (35% of about 790 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)
- The Willows, 4 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- The Willows, 4 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- St Lawrence House, North Hinksey Lane, Botley OX2 0NB: up to 20 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Riverside Court, 9 West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0JB: up to 34 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Botley Centre, West Way, Botley: up to 140 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- 47 West Way Oxford OX2 0JF: up to 11 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Ideal eyes 76 West Way Botley Oxford, OX29JT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 96 West Way, Oxford, OX2 9JU: up to 5 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 October 2026 to 13 October 2026: BT, Utility asset works, give and take, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 86 m and 90 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 9DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Raleigh Park Road Botley | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Elms Parade car park | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 65.2 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Beaumont Elms Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medipill Pharmacy | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Warneford Hospital Opd | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Oxford Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Mottingham, Mottingham | 2.1 km (1.3 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 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Louie Memorial Playing Fields 4.4 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 230 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*), 420 m (0.3 miles) east. 15 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* | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Well House,Approximately 160 Metres South East of the Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| North Hinksey conduit house | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Osney Abbey (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Swing bridge, LNWR Station | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Worcester College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| St Sepulchre's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hutchcomb's Copse | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Osney Weir Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Fiddler's Island | Island | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Hurst Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Hangman's Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hinksey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 330 m | 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 |
| Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 11–18 | 900 m (0.6 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 |
| Botley School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Oxford Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Activate Learning | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lucky House OX2 9DU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 4 Good | 22 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sweetmans Road (3); On or near A34 (3); On or near Raleigh Park Road (3); On or near Brogden Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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 9DS: 15 addresses
Nearby streets
Sweetmans Road · Raleigh Park Road · Westminster Way · Southern Bypass Road · Crozier Close · Yarnell's Hill · Larch Close · North Hinksey Lane · Yarnell's Road · Maple Close · Laburnum Road · Ash Close
All the streets in OX2 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.