Harpsden Bottom Harpsden Bottom, South Oxfordshire
31 addresses across 10 postcodes (RG9), about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) long. USRN 36216162.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £795,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 2, E: 7, F: 1, G: 2).
- 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 D; 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 Henley-On-Thames, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 79 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sonning Common Health Ctr, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £795,000 | £795,000 | £795,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £3,000,000 | £3,000,000 | £3,000,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £1,700,000 | £1,450,000 | £2,750,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £760,000 | £760,000 | £760,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £1,250,000 | £1,250,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £525,807 | £525,807 | £525,807 |
| 2015 | 1 | £975,000 | £975,000 | £975,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £1,085,640 | £810,000 | £1,170,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £1,500,000 | £1,500,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £333,000 | £333,000 | £333,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2025 | THE OLD DAIRY RG9 4HY | Semi-detached | £795,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2024 | HOLLY HOUSE RG9 4HR | Detached | £3,000,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2022 | YEW TREE COTTAGE RG9 4HS | Detached | £1,700,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2022 | THE BARN RG9 4HY | Detached | £1,450,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2022 | HUNTSWOOD HOUSE RG9 4HY | Detached | £2,750,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | HUNTS FARM HOUSE RG9 4HX | Semi-detached | £760,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2020 | THE OLD DAIRY RG9 4HY | Semi-detached | £625,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2019 | HARPSDEN HILL HOUSE RG9 4HX | Other | £2,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2019 | HARPSDEN HILL HOUSE RG9 4HX | Other | £2,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2019 | HARPSDEN HILL HOUSE RG9 4HX | Other | £2,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2019 | HARPSDEN HILL HOUSE RG9 4HX | Other | £2,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Apr 2019 | HUNTS FARM RG9 4HY | Other | £792,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Sep 2017 | HUNTS GREEN BARN RG9 4HY | Detached | £1,250,000 | |
| 16 May 2016 | HUNTSWOOD HOUSE RG9 4HY | Detached | £525,807 | |
| 9 Jan 2015 | HUNTS LODGE RG9 4HX | Detached | £975,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2014 | HOLLY HOUSE RG9 4HR | Detached | £1,085,640 | |
| 9 May 2014 | CROWSLEY PARK LODGE RG9 4JD | Detached | £1,170,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2014 | HOLLY HOUSE RG9 4HR | Detached | £810,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2011 | THE ELMS RG9 4HZ | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2004 | YEW TREE COTTAGE RG9 4HS | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 3, HARPSDEN HILL COTTAGES RG9 4HU | Flat or maisonette | £333,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2002 | 4, HARPSDEN HILL COTTAGES RG9 4HU | Semi-detached | £500,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2000 | HARPSDEN HILL COTTAGE RG9 4HU | Terraced | £380,000 | |
| 11 Nov 1999 | 3, HARPSDEN HILL COTTAGES RG9 4HU | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | |
| 30 Mar 1999 | 4, HARPSDEN HILL COTTAGES RG9 4HU | Semi-detached | £219,000 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 189 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (2); Maisonette, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1900-1929 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
- Crowsley Park Lodge, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
- Flat Harpsden Hill House, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
- Harpsden Hill House, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
- Hunts Lodge, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
- New England Cottage, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
- Oak Farm, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
- The Annexe, The Elms, Harpsden Bottom, Harpsden
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 D (24% of about 960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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
- BARN AND ATTACHED STABLE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF HUNTS FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN AND ATTACHED STABLE APPROXIMATELY 60 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF HUNT'S FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN TO THE EAST OF UPPER FARM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HUNTS FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- OLD PLACE, grade II
- PERSEVERANCE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG9 4HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG9 4JD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| RG9 4HS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| RG9 4JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 41 m and 79 m above sea level (56 m on average); the ground rises about 38 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG9 4HL | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| RG9 4HR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RG9 4HS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG9 4HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG9 4HU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RG9 4HX | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| RG9 4HY | 71% | 71% | 71% | 29% |
| RG9 4HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG9 4JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG9 4JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Henley-On-Thames 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Shiplake 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Wargrave 111,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sonning Common Health Ctr | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wood Lane (Dental Surgery) | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Townlands Memorial Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Sonning Common Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sonning Common, Sonning Common | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,720 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,360 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Highlands Farm Palaeolithic site, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Highlands Farm Palaeolithic site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gillsmithers Wood | Wood | 150 m west |
| King's Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Stony Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Spring Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Rod Eyot Islands | Island | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Wargrave Marsh | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 31 |
8 of the street's 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillotts School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Valley Road School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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: THAMES WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- RG9 4HY: 8 addresses
- RG9 4HT: 5 addresses
- RG9 4HU: 4 addresses
- RG9 4HX: 4 addresses
- RG9 4HZ: 3 addresses
- RG9 4HR: 2 addresses
- RG9 4JD: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- RG9 4HL: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- RG9 4HS: 1 address
- RG9 4JE: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in RG9 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.