Marcham Road Marcham, Vale of White Horse
21 addresses across 6 postcodes (OX13), about 190 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 41619263.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 10, D: 2, E: 1, F: 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 C; 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 7 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 55 to 58 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Marcham Rd Family Health Centre, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 112 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, end-terrace (3); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 2016 (9); 1976-1982 (1); 2007 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 2, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 4, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 6, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 8, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 10, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 12, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 14, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 16, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 18, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- 97 Howard Cornish Road, Marcham
- Hucklecote, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- Stone Cottage, Abingdon Road, Marcham
- Trinafour, Abingdon Road, Marcham
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 (24% of about 1,000 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Marcham Village Institute and Anson Field Marcham Abingdon OX13 6NG: up to 13 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 October 2026 to 24 October 2026: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, some 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX13 6FN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX13 6NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX13 6NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX13 6FP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX13 6PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX13 6PX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 55 m and 58 m above sea level (56 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX13 6FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX13 6FP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX13 6NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX13 6NX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX13 6PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX13 6PX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morland Road Marcham | 40 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 64.6 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marcham Rd Family Health Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | South West Oxfordshire Primary C | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Abingdon Community Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Abingdon Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Frilford Service Station Cashzone | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,750 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hyde Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hyde Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| The Priory Approximately 10 Metres South of Marcham Priory (Not Included) | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Settlement site N of Cow Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hydes Copse | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Kiln Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Hitch Copse | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Oday Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Culham Reach | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Andersey Island | Island | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 21 |
17 of the street's 21 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 Vale of White Horse: see them on the Vale of White Horse page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 230 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcham Little Angels Nursery OX13 6TY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Marcham Community Fridge OX13 6NT | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Marcham Village Shop & Post Office OX13 6NG | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Marcham Road (10); On or near Monks Walk (4); On or near Willow Farm (3); On or near Pointer Place (3); On or near The Croft (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 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) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 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) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC: Utility repair and maintenance works, 21 October 2026 to 23 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- OX13 6FN: 9 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- OX13 6NU: 6 addresses
- OX13 6NX: 3 addresses
- OX13 6FP: 1 address of 33 in the postcode
- OX13 6PU: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- OX13 6PX: 1 address
Nearby streets
Rimes Place · The Croft · Willow Farm · Willow Farm · Morland Road · Edgar Gardens · Barrow Close · Stone Close · Merece Close · Monks Walk · Anson Close · Abbots Grange
All the streets in OX13 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.