East Lockinge West Lockinge, Vale of White Horse
76 addresses across 14 postcodes (OX12), about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) long. USRN 41619687.
- Energy: 36 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 19, E: 14, 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 Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 10.3 km (6.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 93 to 141 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newbury Street Practice, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 44% 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
36 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (19); House, detached (7); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: before 1900 (18); 1900-1929 (5); 1983-1990 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (28); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (36 addresses)
- 1 Lakeside, East Lockinge
- 1 Lockinge Stables, East Lockinge
- 1-2 Kitford Cottage, East Lockinge
- 2 East Lockinge
- 2 Lakeside, East Lockinge
- 3 Kitford Cottage, East Lockinge
- 4 Kitford Cottage, East Lockinge
- 4 Powerstation Cottages, Ardington
- 7 East Lockinge
- 9, East Lockinge
- 11 East Lockinge
- 15, East Lockinge
- 16, East Lockinge
- 17, East Lockinge
- 18, East Lockinge
- 23-24, East Lockinge
- 25 East Lockinge
- 31 East Lockinge
- 32a East Lockinge
- 33, East Lockinge
- 34 East Lockinge
- 36 East Lockinge
- 37, East Lockinge
- 38 East Lockinge
- 38a East Lockinge
- 38b, East Lockinge
- 42, East Lockinge
- 43 East Lockinge
- 44, East Lockinge
- 44a East Lockinge
- 44b, East Lockinge
- Bitham Cottage, East Lockinge
- Golf Links Bungalow, East Lockinge
- Kitford Bungalow, East Lockinge
- The Old School, East Lockinge
- The Old School House, East Lockinge
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 C (20% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ardington and East Lockinge Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 24.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ARDINGTON HOUSE, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II*
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, grade II*
- 2, THE STREET, grade II
- 38 AND 39, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 39, THE STREET, grade II
- ARDINGTON MILL AND ATTACHED POTTERY, grade II
- ARDINGTON MILL HOUSE, grade II
- ARDINGTON POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED HOUSE, grade II
- BARN AND ATTACHED CARTSHEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF LOCKINGE MANOR, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF BETTERTON HOUSE (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- CHURCHYARD CROSS APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES NORTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- GATES AND GATEPIERS 40 METRES SOUTH OF BETERTON HOUSE (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- LAMP POST AT SU 4248 8753, grade II
- LAMP POST AT SU 4302 8833, grade II
- LEFT GATEPIER AT ENTRANCE APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES NORTH EAST OF BETTERTON HOUSE (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- LOCKINGE MANOR, grade II
- MEMORIAL TO ROBERT HAMILTON LINSAY AND WIFE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- NOS. 9, 10 AND 11 (THE BANK) WELL STREET, grade II
- ORANGERY AT LOCKINGE STABLES, grade II
- POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED HOUSE, grade II
- RIGHT GATEPIER AT ENTRANCE APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES NORTH EAST OF BETTERTON HOUSE (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- THE VICARAGE, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Old Works Yard, Ardington: up to 9 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 October 2026 to 26 October 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 16 September 2026 to 29 September 2026: GIGACLEAR LIMITED, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
- 10 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: GIGACLEAR LIMITED, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 8 September 2026 to 10 September 2026: GIGACLEAR LIMITED, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 8 September 2026: GIGACLEAR LIMITED, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX12 8QG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QP | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 8RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 76 addresses are between 93 m and 141 m above sea level (106 m on average); the ground rises about 49 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX12 8PG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX12 8QD | 100% | 11% | 11% | 0% |
| OX12 8QG | 97% | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| OX12 8QH | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 8QJ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 8QL | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 8QN | 100% | 0% | 83% | 0% |
| OX12 8QP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| OX12 8QQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX12 8QW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX12 8QY | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 8QZ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 8RE | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 8SQ | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Didcot Parkway 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest School Road West End Ardington | 310 m |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Wantage Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 65.8 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newbury Street Practice | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cleggs Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,700 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m (0.5 miles) east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Ardington House | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lockinge Clump | Wood | 310 m north |
| Ardington Brook | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Welsh's Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Flagstaff Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Giggers Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Ilsley Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 76 |
14 of the street's 76 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 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 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Charlton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Montessori House Wantage OX12 8PN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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
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
- OX12 8QG: 31 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- OX12 8QD: 13 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- OX12 8QH: 9 addresses
- OX12 8QN: 7 addresses
- OX12 8QL: 5 addresses
- OX12 8QJ: 2 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- OX12 8SQ: 2 addresses
- OX12 8PG: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- OX12 8QP: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- OX12 8QQ: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- OX12 8QW: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- OX12 8QY: 1 address
- OX12 8QZ: 1 address
- OX12 8RE: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
School Road · Reading Road · The Rickyard
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.