Clover Close Wantage, Vale of White Horse
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX12), about 50 m long. USRN 41620141.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £335,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 12).
- 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 Didcot Parkway, about 11.2 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 103 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newbury Street Practice, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 99 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 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £344,950 | £339,950 | £349,950 |
| 2020 | 7 | £310,000 | £285,000 | £350,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 2 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 8 May 2025 | 7 OX12 7GB | Terraced | £360,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2021 | 8 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £349,950 | New build. |
| 24 Feb 2021 | 6 OX12 7GB | Terraced | £339,950 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 5 OX12 7GB | Terraced | £330,000 | New build. |
| 19 Nov 2020 | 2 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 5 Nov 2020 | 7 OX12 7GB | Terraced | £349,950 | New build. |
| 28 Oct 2020 | 3 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £299,950 | New build. |
| 21 Oct 2020 | 9 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £350,000 | New build. |
| 21 Oct 2020 | 4 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £290,000 | New build. |
| 21 Sep 2020 | 10 OX12 7GB | Other | £690,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Aug 2020 | 1 OX12 7GB | Semi-detached | £310,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 2020 (12).
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 (36% of about 1,150 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)
- Riverside Court, 9 West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0JB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
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 103 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX12 7FX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 7GB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Didcot Parkway 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seymore Crescent Charlton | 90 m |
| Car parks | Limborough Road Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 66.9 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newbury Street Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Mably Way | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | The Health Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Larkhill Allotments 1.2 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crab Hill | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Lockinge Clump | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Lark Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Lain's Row | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Ardington Brook | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Warborough Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 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 Vale of White Horse: see them on the Vale of White Horse page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wantage Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 220 m | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Charlton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wantage Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Lodge OX12 7GD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Esquires Coffee OX12 7LP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Central Co-operative OX12 7LP | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Your Coop Little Pioneers Kingsgrove OX12 7LP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elder Way (36); On or near Cowslip Road (23); On or near Cherrycroft (18); On or near Primrose Avenue (11); On or near Appletons (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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
Nearby streets
Bluebell Lane · Bramble Lane · Elder Way · Cowslip Road · Hazel Grove · Brundle Way · Flowe Drive · Blackthorn Road · Poppy Road · Goodenough Drive · Buttercup Road · Hawkey Road
All the streets in OX12 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.