Mill Lane Upper Arncott, Cherwell
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX25), about 280 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 6801003.
- Sales: 28 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £305,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 2, D: 8, E: 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 B; Band D in Cherwell costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bicester Village, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 70 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alchester Medical Group, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 960 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | £305,000 | £290,000 | £320,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £431,250 | £292,500 | £570,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £306,000 | £275,000 | £337,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £236,000 | £236,000 | £236,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £238,950 | £238,950 | £238,950 |
| 2006 | 4 | £237,500 | £195,000 | £372,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £247,001 | £205,000 | £289,001 |
| 2001 | 2 | £224,000 | £163,000 | £285,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2019 | 5 OX25 1PB | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2019 | 1 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2017 | 1 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £292,500 | |
| 1 Mar 2017 | 27 OX25 1PB | Detached | £570,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 1 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2015 | 6 OX25 1PB | Detached | £337,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 37 OX25 1PB | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2012 | 3 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2011 | 33 OX25 1PB | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2009 | 1 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £236,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2007 | 1 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £238,950 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 1 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2006 | 27 OX25 1PB | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 10 Oct 2006 | 9 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2006 | 29 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2004 | THE ORCHARD, 33A OX25 1PB | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2003 | 27 OX25 1PB | Detached | £289,001 | |
| 4 Jul 2003 | 35 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 8 OX25 1PB | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2001 | 29 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £163,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2000 | 29 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 4 OX25 1PB | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 10 Sep 1999 | 29 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 18 Sep 1998 | 8 OX25 1PB | Detached | £122,000 | |
| 8 Oct 1997 | 4 OX25 1PB | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | 7 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £88,000 | New build. |
| 30 May 1995 | WILLOW BARN OX25 1PB | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 28 Apr 1995 | 3 OX25 1PB | Semi-detached | £76,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, detached (7); Bungalow, semi-detached (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1983-1990 (2); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8).
Council tax
What each band costs in Cherwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (34% of about 610 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)
- The Tally Ho Inn, 45 Ploughley Road, Arncott, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Sites H & G, South of Palmer Avenue, Lower Arncott, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX25 1PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX25 1NZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 70 m and 82 m above sea level (74 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX25 1NZ | 100% | 78% | 0% | 0% |
| OX25 1PB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bicester Village 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Bicester North 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Green Upper Arncott | 120 m |
| EV charging points | Roam EV Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 51.3 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alchester Medical Group | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bicester Dental Centre | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bicester Community Hospital | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 3,050 m² | 170 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Arncott Hill | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Arncott Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Oldhouse Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Jasper's Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Weir Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 21 |
6 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 Cherwell: see them on the Cherwell page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Stop OX25 1PJ | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 29 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Buchanan Road (6); On or near Norris Road (3); On or near Buchanan Court (2); On or near Murcott Road (1); On or near Teale Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 3 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
Constable's Croft · Teale Close · Hillside Close · Buchanan Court · Hopcraft Close · Green Lane · Norris Road · Patrick Haugh Road · Meadow View · Woodpiece Road · Harper Close · Greenfields
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.