Maple Leys Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire
6 addresses across 1 postcode (MK18), about 30 m long. USRN 1401873.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £435,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 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 F; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bicester North, about 12.3 km (7.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 102 to 106 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Swan Practice, about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) away.
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £323,000 | £323,000 | £323,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £292,000 | £292,000 | £292,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2001 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £158,500 | £158,500 | £158,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2020 | 4 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2019 | 2 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2007 | 4 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 30 May 2006 | 1 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £292,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 1 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 6 Jul 2001 | 4 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 17 Mar 1999 | 1 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £158,500 | |
| 2 May 1997 | 4 MK18 2RJ | Detached | £133,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 127 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (25% of about 830 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 102 m and 106 m above sea level (104 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK18 2RJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bicester North 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Bicester Village 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Aylesbury Vale Parkway 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Library Steeple Claydon | 160 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 42.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Swan Practice | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claydon Dental (Steeple Dental LTD) | 240 m |
| Hospital | Buckingham Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,220 m² | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Claydon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubs Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Knowl Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Brasses Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Grebe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Home Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Claydon School and Pre-School | Primary | 2–11 | 250 m | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Claydon Pre-School MK18 2PA | School/college/university | 160 m | Exempt | |
| Fresh Start Catering At Steeple Claydon School MK18 2PA | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2025 |
| S4A Group Ltd At Steeple Claydon School MK18 2PA | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Buckingham Road (9); On or near Sycamore Leys (5); On or near Meadoway (4); On or near Hillcott Close (2); On or near Beech Leys (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- MK18 2RJ: 6 addresses
Nearby streets
Cherry Leys · Oak Leys · Nightingale Close · Hillcott Close · Beech Leys · Sycamore Leys · Chestnut Leys · The Paddocks · Sandholme · Meadoway · Buckingham Road · St Michaels Way
All the streets in MK18 and across Buckinghamshire.
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.