Halls Close Oxford, Vale of White Horse
28 addresses across 4 postcodes (OX14,OX2), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41606773.
- Sales: 48 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £837,650 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Vale of White Horse cost £411,712 in August 2026 (+4.6% on a year); private rents averaged £1,369 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 47 times (639 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; 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 Oxford, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 134 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Luther Street Medical Practice, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 62% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £837,650 | £795,000 | £880,300 |
| 2024 | 1 | £1,250,000 | £1,250,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £675,000 | £675,000 | £675,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £785,000 | £785,000 | £785,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £655,000 | £630,000 | £680,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £660,000 | £660,000 | £660,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £461,000 | £461,000 | £461,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £595,000 | £520,000 | £670,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £568,000 | £480,000 | £595,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1999 | 1 OX2 9HR | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 May 1997 | 1 OX2 9HR | Detached | £207,500 | |
| 28 May 2012 | 2 OX2 9HR | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2005 | 2 OX2 9HR | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2004 | 2 OX2 9HR | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 28 Jun 1996 | 2 OX2 9HR | Detached | £179,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2005 | 3 OX14 4LU | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 4 Jan 1995 | 3 OX2 9HR | Detached | £170,000 | New build. |
| 5 May 2021 | 4 OX14 4LU | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 4 OX2 9HR | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2007 | 4 OX2 9HR | Detached | £472,000 | |
| 17 May 2006 | 4 OX14 4LU | Detached | £486,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2005 | 4 OX2 9HR | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 5 OX14 4LU | Terraced | £795,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2014 | 5 OX14 4LU | Terraced | £600,000 | |
| 24 May 2002 | 5 OX2 9HR | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 22 Aug 1997 | 5 OX2 9HR | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 6 OX2 9HR | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2001 | 6 OX2 9HR | Detached | £308,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2010 | 7 OX2 9HR | Detached | £568,000 | |
| 22 Jan 1999 | 7 OX2 9HR | Detached | £258,500 | |
| 16 May 1997 | 7 OX2 9HR | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 9 OX14 4LU | Detached | £499,999 | |
| 8 May 2003 | 9 OX2 9HR | Detached | £498,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2000 | 9 OX14 4LU | Detached | £367,500 | |
| 3 Jul 2000 | 9 OX2 9HR | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2013 | 10 OX2 9HR | Detached | £461,000 | |
| 14 Feb 1997 | 10 OX2 9HR | Detached | £162,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 12 OX14 4LU | Detached | £785,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2015 | 12 OX14 4LU | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2023 | 13 OX2 9HR | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 1 May 2009 | 13 OX2 9HR | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 9 Sep 1996 | 13 OX2 9HR | Detached | £161,500 | |
| 17 Jan 2025 | 15 OX2 9HR | Detached | £880,300 | |
| 23 Jun 2000 | 17 OX2 9HR | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | 19 OX2 9HR | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 23 Aug 2012 | 21 OX2 9HR | Detached | £670,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2006 | 21 OX2 9HR | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 2 May 2024 | 23 OX2 9HR | Detached | £1,250,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2010 | 27 OX2 9HR | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2005 | 29 OX2 9HR | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2001 | 29 OX2 9HR | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2010 | 31 OX2 9HR | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 6 Feb 1998 | 31 OX2 9HR | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 13 Dec 1996 | 31 OX2 9HR | Detached | £212,500 | |
| 3 Oct 2005 | 33 OX2 9HR | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 35 OX2 9HR | Detached | £660,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2002 | 35 OX2 9HR | Detached | £356,000 |
House prices and rents in Vale of White Horse
A typical home in Vale of White Horse cost £411,712 in August 2026, 4.6% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 24% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £662,416 |
| Semi-detached | £402,480 |
| Terraced | £325,936 |
| Flat or maisonette | £209,356 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £330,205 |
Private renters in Vale of White Horse paid £1,369 a month on average in September 2026, 4.8% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £998 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,245 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,522 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,257 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 145 m². Most common: House, detached (10). Built: 1991-1995 (7); 1983-1990 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 22,195 kWh of it on average in 2024, 52% more than the district's 14,594 kWh, and 4,199 kWh of electricity, 11% more than the district's 3,789 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 9HR | 23 | 2,915 kWh | 24 | 17,886 kWh |
| OX14 4LU | 10 | 2,479 kWh | 10 | 19,369 kWh |
| OX2 9HZ | 18 | 4,186 kWh | 18 | 21,741 kWh |
| OX2 9JP | 33 | 3,555 kWh | 35 | 21,889 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is OX2.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (24% of about 1,570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Drayton Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- 26 Arnolds Way Oxford OX2 9JB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- 70 Cumnor Hill Oxford OX2 9HU: up to 7 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 31 Eynsham Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9BS: up to 5 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Gables, 6 Cumnor Hill, Botley, Oxford OX2 9HA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Courtenay Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 5.6 MW | Operational Mar 1999 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Sutton Courtney | Landfill Gas | 6 MW | Operational Oct 2006 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 9HR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX14 4LU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX2 9HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX2 9JP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 47 times, for 639 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Ginge Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drayton Stw Thames Water | Ginge Brook | 47 | 639 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 58 m and 134 m above sea level (128 m on average); the ground rises about 76 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX14 4LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX2 9HR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX2 9HZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX2 9JP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cotswold Road Cumnor Hill | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Elms Parade car park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 65.9 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Luther Street Medical Practice Outstanding Jun 2016 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medipill Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Warneford Hospital Opd | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cumnor Hill House Good Apr 2023 | 340 m |
| Police station | Oxford Police Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Mottingham, Mottingham | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 60 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Louie Memorial Playing Fields 4.4 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is North Hinksey conduit house, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Hinksey conduit house | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hutchcomb's Copse | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Ash Copse | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Filchampstead Brook (East) | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hurst Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Fiddler's Island | Island | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Hangman's Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 | 27 | 28 |
1 of the street's 28 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 11–18 | 320 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 48.6 (56.5 in 2025 and 50.1 in 2024); 46% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 16.8% AAB or better; progress average |
| Botley School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 38% in 2024 and 42% in 2023) |
| North Hinksey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 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 | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 83% in 2023) |
| Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.2 km (0.7 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumon Oxford Botley Study Centre OX2 9TH | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Elite Camps Botley OX2 9JZ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Stagecoach Botley OX2 9JZ | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 330 childminders and 104 home childcarers (nannies) in Oxfordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 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
- OX2 9HR: 25 addresses
- OX14 4LU: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- OX2 9HZ: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- OX2 9JP: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Barn Close · Delamare Way · Clover Close · Scholar Place · Dover Close · Cotswold Road · Turnpike Road · Thackeray Close · Arnold's Way
All the streets in OX14, OX2 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.