Loddon Close Abingdon-on-Thames, Vale of White Horse
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX14), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41600714.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £522,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 3, D: 6, E: 1).
- 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 Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Radley, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 130 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 59 to 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Long Furlong Medical Centre, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 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 | 2 | £522,500 | £510,000 | £535,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £437,500 | £437,500 | £437,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £412,000 | £412,000 | £412,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £249,999 | £249,999 | £249,999 |
| 2003 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £184,375 | £173,750 | £195,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 1996 | 3 | £86,950 | £81,000 | £87,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | 2 OX14 3TB | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 1 May 2025 | 25 OX14 3TB | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2023 | 4 OX14 3TB | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2020 | 6 OX14 3TB | Detached | £437,500 | |
| 9 Jan 2019 | 31 OX14 3TB | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2013 | 18 OX14 3TB | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 15 May 2012 | 4 OX14 3TB | Detached | £412,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2010 | 18 OX14 3TB | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2006 | 8 OX14 3TB | Detached | £249,999 | |
| 17 Jul 2003 | 19 OX14 3TB | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2000 | 2 OX14 3TB | Detached | £173,750 | |
| 17 Aug 2000 | 12 OX14 3TB | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 20 OX14 3TB | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 30 Aug 1996 | 33 OX14 3TB | Detached | £87,000 | |
| 16 Feb 1996 | 29 OX14 3TB | Detached | £81,000 | |
| 12 Jan 1996 | 3 OX14 3TB | Detached | £86,950 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, detached (11). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1976-1982 (3); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 D (60% of about 600 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
Finished in the last three months
- 7 October 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX14 3TB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX14 3ST | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 59 m and 60 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX14 3ST | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX14 3TB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shops Peachcroft | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Car parks | Abbey Close Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 60.7 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Long Furlong Medical Centre | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peachcroft Dental Practice | 320 m |
| Hospital | Abingdon Community Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Abingdon Police Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily, 13 Peachcroft Road Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,620 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4,740 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | Wildmoor Allotments 3.5 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Settlement sites N of Wick Hall, a scheduled monument, 940 m (0.6 miles) east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement sites N of Wick Hall | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Barton (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Castle mound at Fitzharris | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Albert Park, Abingdon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wick Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Abbey Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Blake's Oak | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Abbey Meadow | Island | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Knoll | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Sunningwell Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Common School | Primary | 2–11 | 240 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Thomas Reade Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Dunmore Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Long Furlong Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | 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 |
| Fitzharrys School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Abingdon and Witney College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Mason School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Radley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Dragon House OX14 2QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Smarts Fish bar OX14 2QA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Budgens OX14 2QA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 310 m | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Toddler Town Montessori OX14 3RY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Mak Wines OX14 2QA | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Beans & Blends OX14 2QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Sep 2025 |
| The Boundary House OX14 2AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Azeem Indian Takeaway OX14 3SG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 8 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Upton Close (5); On or near Loddon Close (5); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (4); On or near Hendred Way (3); On or near Chilton Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Nearby streets
Chilton Close · Hendred Way · Windrush Way · Kennet Road · Glyme Close · Duffield Close · Dorchester Crescent · Evenlode Park · Upton Close · Buscot Drive · Rutherford Close · Cherwell Close
All the streets in OX14 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.