Honor Close Kidlington, Cherwell
30 addresses across 3 postcodes (OX5), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6800736.
- Sales: 39 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £235,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 17, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Cherwell costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxford Parkway, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 65 to 66 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Gosford Hill Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £248,500 | £245,000 | £252,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £168,000 | £168,000 | £168,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £247,500 | £220,000 | £250,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £159,950 | £159,950 | £159,950 |
| 2013 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £164,000 | £164,000 | £164,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £292,500 | £245,000 | £340,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £180,000 | £175,000 | £399,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2025 | 19 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 2 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Feb 2024 | 13 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jan 2023 | 4 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 17 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Apr 2022 | 22 OX5 2XL | Detached | £380,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Apr 2022 | 11 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £252,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Sep 2021 | 16 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £168,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Dec 2016 | 5 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £250,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jul 2016 | 11 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 7 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £247,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Mar 2014 | 6 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £159,950 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Oct 2013 | 18 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2012 | 7 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £164,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 22 OX5 2XL | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2011 | HONOR HOUSE, 21 OX5 2XL | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2009 | 18 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Dec 2007 | 22 OX5 2XL | Detached | £399,950 | |
| 10 Dec 2007 | 19 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Apr 2007 | 17 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 2006 | 8 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Apr 2006 | 15 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Aug 2005 | 19 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £146,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Sep 2004 | 11 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2003 | 15 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £132,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 16 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jun 2002 | 18 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2001 | 16 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £95,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Nov 2001 | 17 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £91,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 2000 | 18 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jul 1999 | 2 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £67,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 1998 | 16 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £59,350 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jun 1998 | 7 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £63,300 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Mar 1998 | 14 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £62,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 1997 | 1 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £58,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Aug 1996 | 11 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £47,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 Jun 1996 | FLAT, 6 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £49,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 May 1996 | 8 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 1995 | 10 OX5 2XL | Flat or maisonette | £43,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 61 m². Most common: Flat (12); Maisonette, end-terrace (2); Maisonette, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1967-1975 (6); 1976-1982 (6); 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cherwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (40% of about 720 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Kings Two Wheel Centre 139 Oxford Road, Kidlington, permissioned (270 m)
- Kidlington Green Social Club 1 Green Road Kidlington OX5 2EU, permissioned (290 m)
- 65 Oxford Road, Kidlington, permissioned (360 m)
- 63 Bicester Road, Kidlington, permissioned (390 m)
- Gosford Hill Court, Bicester Road, Kidlington, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Gurkha Village, 174 Oxford Road, Kidlington, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Gowan Lea, 1 Mill End, Kidlington, OX5 2EG, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 76 Bicester Road, Kidlington, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX5 2XL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX5 2HR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX5 2JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 65 m and 66 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX5 2HR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX5 2JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX5 2XL | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Hanborough 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Road Kidlington | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Oxford Parkway Park and Ride | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 63.2 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gosford Hill Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kidlington Pharmacy | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oxford Road (Dental Surgery) | 290 m |
| Hospital | John Radcliffe Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,430 m² | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m (0.4 miles) north. 53 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres North North East of the Old Rectory and Dovecote End | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Yarnton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 7 km (4.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Begbroke Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Stratfield Brake | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Madam Hindes's Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Peartree Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Hampton Gorse | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Thrupp Wide | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 30 |
2 of the street's 30 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 Cherwell: see them on the Cherwell page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosford Hill School | Secondary | 11–18 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Edward Feild Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| North Kidlington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midcounties Co-operative OX5 1DZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 290 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Oxford house Cafe OX5 1EA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Six Bells OX5 2EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Aramark @ Gosford Hill Secondary School OX5 2NT | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Skips Pre-School OX5 1EA | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Mar 2017 |
| Caterlink Ltd at West Kidlington Primary School OX5 1EA | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Prestidge Place (6); On or near Florence Close (4); On or near Alexander Close (4); On or near Blenheim Road (2); On or near Croft Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 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 | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- OX5 2XL: 28 addresses
- OX5 2HR: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- OX5 2JR: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Croft Avenue · Alexander Close · Prestidge Place · Florence Close · Mulcaster Avenue · Field Close · White Way · Green Road · Evans Lane · Blenheim Road · Dukes Road · Basset Way
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.