Gooch Didcot, South Oxfordshire
6 addresses across 1 postcode (OX11), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36208955.
No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Oxfordshire costs £2,598 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 1.2 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 52 to 53 m above sea level. 3 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Oak Tree Health Centre, about 850 m away. About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 49% 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 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 (56% of about 780 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.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 52 m and 53 m above sea level (53 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX11 7PR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Didcot Parkway 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Tesco Depot Didcot | 110 m |
| Car parks | Didcot Station Foxhall Multi-Storey Car Park | 940 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 57.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oak Tree Health Centre | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Apollo Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ladygrove Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Didcot Community Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Civil Nuclear Constabulary | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Mersey Way, Mersey Way Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 21 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,390 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
3 of the street's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladygrove Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sires Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.0 km | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lydalls Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 1.3 km | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Didcot Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo's Catering OX11 7PH | Mobile caterer | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Bengal Spice Didcot OX11 7PH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 4 Good | 20 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 85% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 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 | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 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 | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
- OX11 7PR: 6 addresses
Nearby streets
The Cobden Centre · Hawksworth · Yealm Close · Churchward · Old Bourne · Tweed Drive · Cherwell Close · Dudwell
All the streets in OX11 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.