Denton Hill Denton, South Oxfordshire
15 addresses across 3 postcodes (OX44), about 510 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36207594.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 South Oxfordshire costs £2,598 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Radley, about 8 km (5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 63 to 74 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Morland House Surgery, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 2014 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in South Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,020 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,752 | £4,329 | £5,195 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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: yes, South Oxfordshire.
Listed buildings
- LOWER FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MANOR FARM HOUSE, grade II
- WHITE COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dove House Farm, Cuddesdon, OX44 9HG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Dovehouse Farm, Cuddesdon (1): up to 8 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 15 December 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 15 December 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX44 9JD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX44 9JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX44 9JL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 63 m and 74 m above sea level (68 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX44 9JD | 100% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| OX44 9JE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX44 9JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Farm Denton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 54.5 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Morland House Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wheatley Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Churchill Hospital Oxford | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cowley Police Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Oxford Forecourt, Thame Road Cashzone | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,120 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,040 m² | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stable Block at Denton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m west. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stable Block at Denton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Denton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m west |
| Garden Wall of Denton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Vicarage at Ripon College | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Garsington village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Garsington Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broadwater Planting | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Pegs Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Coombe Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Square Copse | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Newell's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 15 |
4 of the street's 15 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 South Oxfordshire: see them on the South Oxfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garsington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bat & Ball OX44 9HJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Denton Hill (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 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 | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 15 December 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 15 December 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Denton Hill · Denton Lane · Brookside · High Street · The Lane
All the streets in OX44 and across South 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.