Lower Common Uffington, Vale of White Horse
15 addresses across 3 postcodes (SN7), about 720 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 41606360.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £617,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 1, E: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 25% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swindon (Wilts), about 16.5 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 88 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is White Horse Medical Practice, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £617,500 | £617,500 | £617,500 |
| 2022 | 2 | £942,500 | £635,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2023 | 2, LOWER COMMON COTTAGE SN7 7SQ | Semi-detached | £617,500 | |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 1, LOWER COMMON COTTAGE SN7 7SQ | Semi-detached | £635,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2022 | LOWER COMMON BARN SN7 7SQ | Detached | £1,250,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | THE HAWTHORNS SN7 7SQ | Detached | £355,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 114 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 2022 (3); Post-2006 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
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 C (27% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- CHALK STONE HOUSE, grade II
- COMMON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COMMON FARMHOUSE, BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES NORTH, grade II
- THE SHAMBLES AND INGLENOOK COTTAGE, grade II
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN7 7SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN7 7RU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| SN7 7SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 88 m and 89 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN7 7RU | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| SN7 7SE | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| SN7 7SQ | 100% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office Uffington | 310 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 74.1 km (46 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 77.5 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | White Horse Medical Practice | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Faringdon Pharmacy | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Shrivenham Dental Centre | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Stanford in the Vale Cashzone | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,710 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Field 3.0 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,530 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Uffington Gorse | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Oldland Copse | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Church's Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Barrowbush Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| The Coombes | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
None of the street's 15 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uffington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lower Common (1); On or near Foxcover View (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- SN7 7SQ: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- SN7 7RU: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- SN7 7SE: 1 address of 40 in the postcode
Nearby streets
New Buildings · Jacksmeadow · Foxcover View · White Horse · The Green · Craven Common · Station Road
All the streets in SN7 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.