Brookside Great Tew, West Oxfordshire
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX7), about 80 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 43600116.
- 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 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 Heyford, about 9.7 km (6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 123 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bloxham Surgery, about 7 km (4.4 miles) away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 39% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (26% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Great Tew Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 (Great Tew 1).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 34-35, BROOKSIDE, grade II
- 36 AND 37, THE AVENUE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 123 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX7 4AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX7 4DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heyford 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Charlbury 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Great Tew | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 59 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bloxham Surgery | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Medipill Pharmacy | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bloxham Dental Practice | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Chipping Norton Community Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 1,060 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Great Tew, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 350 m east. 67 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Tew | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 350 m east |
| 57 and 58, the Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-west |
| Gatepiers and Gates Approximately 80 Metres South East of Great Tew House | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn Copse | Wood | 270 m north |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south |
| Calf Clump | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Stowe's Spinney | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Cow Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cowhill Crown Covert | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 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 West Oxfordshire: see them on the West Oxfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Tew County Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 350 m | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enstone Flying Club OX7 4DR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| The Falkland Arms OX7 4DB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| High Flyers Oxford Limited OX7 4DB | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2024 |
| Great Tew Pre-School OX7 4DB | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Quince And Clover At Great Tew OX7 4DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 6 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
Nearby streets
Brook Road · The Square · Brook Road · Old Road
All the streets in OX7 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.
- 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.