Clifford Place Wolvercote, Oxford
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX2), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29700238.
- 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 Oxford costs £2,678 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxford Parkway, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wolvercote Common, is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 58 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Banbury Road Medical Centre, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 57% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 40 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
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 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 (39% of about 850 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)
- Wolvercote Paper Mill, Mill Road, Oxford, OX2 8PR, permissioned (240 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 42 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 74 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 43 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 8NX | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 28 | unlikely |
| OX2 8PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 14 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 58 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 8NX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX2 8PS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clifford Place Lower Wolvercote | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 64.4 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Banbury Road Medical Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Murray House | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | John Radcliffe Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Peartree, Woodstock Road Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wolvercote Common 154 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 159 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Godstow Abbey: a Benedictine nunnery, associated earthworks, leats and bridge, immediately south of Godstow Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Godstow Abbey: a Benedictine nunnery, associated earthworks, leats and bridge, immediately south of Godstow Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ring ditches, barrows and associated enclosures, Port Meadow | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Yarnton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wolvercote Mill Woodland | Wood | 260 m north-west |
| Duke's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Peartree Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Godstow Holt | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Black Jack's Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Fiddler's Island | Island | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 Oxford: see them on the Oxford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolvercote Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The White Hart OX2 8PQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Wolvercote Local OX2 8NY | Retailers - other | 220 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Aug 2026 |
| The Mill Cafe OX2 8FF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Wolvercote OX2 8PG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Watermark Way (23); On or near Elmthorpe Road (9); On or near Clifford Place (4); On or near Calender Place (2); On or near Home Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Rosamund Road · Home Close · Collett Drive · Elmthorpe Road · Press Way · Calender Place · Goff Street · Watermark Way · Baynhams Drive · Meadow Prospect · Mill Road · Rowland Close
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.