Manor Close Lewknor, South Oxfordshire
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX49), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 36220665.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £517,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 6).
- 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 South Oxfordshire costs £2,598 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Princes Risborough, about 10.1 km (6.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stokenchurch Medical Ctre, about 4.9 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 330 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: 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £517,500 | £517,500 | £517,500 |
| 2021 | 2 | £722,500 | £580,000 | £865,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £550,000 | £499,999 | £775,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £362,000 | £350,000 | £475,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2022 | 6 OX49 5BL | Semi-detached | £517,500 | |
| 12 May 2021 | 7 OX49 5BL | Semi-detached | £580,000 | New build. |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 4 OX49 5BL | Detached | £865,000 | New build. |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 8 OX49 5BL | Semi-detached | £595,000 | New build. |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 9 OX49 5BL | Detached | £775,000 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 6 OX49 5BL | Semi-detached | £505,000 | New build. |
| 3 Jan 2020 | 5 OX49 5BL | Detached | £499,999 | New build. |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 2 OX49 5BL | Semi-detached | £350,000 | New build. |
| 11 Sep 2019 | 1 OX49 5BL | Detached | £475,000 | New build. |
| 10 May 2019 | 3 OX49 5BL | Semi-detached | £362,000 | New build. |
| 8 Mar 2017 | 9 OX49 5BL | Other | £1,320,568 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (3). Built: 2017 (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 (23% of about 990 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX49 5BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX49 5UA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 115 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX49 5BL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX49 5UA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Princes Risborough 513,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Saunderton 70,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Haddenham and Thame Parkway 889,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ye Olde Leathern Bottel Lewknor | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 42 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stokenchurch Medical Ctre | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Watlington Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Thame Community Hospital | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wallingford Police Station | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-op Watlington | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 6,960 m² | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church Farm, Barn Approximately 30 Metres East South East of Farmhouse (Not Included), a listed building (Grade I), 290 m east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church Farm, Barn Approximately 30 Metres East South East of Farmhouse (Not Included) | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m east |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m east |
| Shirburn Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Knapp | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Old Cricketground Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Adwell Cop | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Buckingham Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
| The Island | Island | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 10 |
6 of the street's 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewknor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Barley Close (11); On or near Manor Close (3); On or near Weston Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 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 | 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 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
Nearby streets
Barley Close · Lewknor Close · Watlington Road · Church Lane · Town Farm Close
All the streets in OX49 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.