Lower High Street Fulbrook, West Oxfordshire
8 addresses across 4 postcodes (OX18), about 420 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 43654216.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Oxfordshire cost £416,123 in August 2026 (-2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,315 a month.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 1 recorded flood covered 1 of its 4 postcode centres, most recently in July 2007.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 12 times (153 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Shilton Road - Solar Park, is 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Oxfordshire costs £2,567 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shipton, about 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 120 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Burford Surgery, about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in West Oxfordshire
A typical home in West Oxfordshire cost £416,123 in August 2026, 2.3% less than a year before. That is 17% more than five years earlier and 19% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £654,257 |
| Semi-detached | £410,359 |
| Terraced | £335,599 |
| Flat or maisonette | £210,354 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £335,614 |
Private renters in West Oxfordshire paid £1,315 a month on average in September 2026, 3.6% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £961 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,218 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,531 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,099 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 257 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 25 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (5 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
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 OX18.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,567 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,711 | £1,997 | £2,282 | £2,567 | £3,137 | £3,708 | £4,278 | £5,134 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Burford Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shilton Road - Solar Park West Oxfordshire 22/02472/FUL | Solar farm | 8 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2023 | 1.4 km (0.8 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX18 4BD | zone 2 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX18 4BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX18 4BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX18 4BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
1 recorded flood covered 1 of the centres of this street's postcodes, most recently in July 2007 (Burford; main river).
| When | Flood | Source and cause | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2007 | Burford | Main river; channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | OX18 4BD |
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 12 times, for 153 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Windrush.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burford Wastewater Treatment Works Thames Water | River Windrush | 12 | 153 | 520 m (0.3 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
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
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 8 addresses are between 100 m and 120 m above sea level (107 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX18 4BD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX18 4BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX18 4BH | 100% | 100% | 86% | 0% |
| OX18 4BJ | 96% | 96% | 96% | 4% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Carpenters Arms Fulbrook | 180 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 71.8 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burford Surgery Good Aug 2016 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Robert Reavley Dispensing Chemist | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Milton Dental Practice | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Burford Nursing Home Good Aug 2019 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Carterton Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,460 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge Over River Windrush, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-west. 275 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 35 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Over River Windrush | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Symon Wysdom's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-west |
| Riverside House | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Cobbler's Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Beech Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| East Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 |
6 of the street's 8 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 West Oxfordshire: see them on the West Oxfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 42% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
| Burford School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 50.7 (52.4 in 2025 and 49.3 in 2024); 48.6% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 7.3% AAB or better; progress average |
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
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 780 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burford Preschool OX18 4NA | Sessional day care | 30 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Just Camps Burford OX18 4PL | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutmeg & Thyme Plant Based Food OX18 4RN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Burford Boarding School OX18 4SA | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Thyme & Lovage OX18 4RZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Amanda Hanley By Design OX18 4QA | Retailers - other | 370 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2022 |
| Bakery On The Hill OX18 4QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Hugo Lovage OX18 4QF | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Priory Restaurant OX18 4QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Spice Lounge OX18 4QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2026 |
| The Burford House Hotel OX18 4QA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 8 Aug 2026 |
| The Golden Pheasant Inn OX18 4QA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Burford Pantry OX18 4QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Co-op OX18 4QF | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Mermaid Inn OX18 4QF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Huffkins OX18 4QF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Cotswold Arms OX18 4QF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lower High Street (6).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 08:34 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A361, 20 mph | Daylight |
| 21 Jun 2022 10:18 | Slight | 1 person | A361, 40 mph | Daylight |
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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- OX18 4BD: 3 addresses
- OX18 4BE: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- OX18 4BH: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- OX18 4BJ: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fulbrook Hill · Westhall Hill · A361 · Lower High Street · Lawrence Lane · Church Green · Church Lane · Burford Road · Barn Cottages · A361
All the streets in OX18 and across West 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; 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.