Old Road Ratley, Stratford-on-Avon
17 addresses across 3 postcodes (OX15), about 380 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 38301640.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £325,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 1, E: 3, F: 2).
- 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 Stratford-on-Avon costs £2,484 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Banbury, about 11 km (6.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 212 to 215 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Vale Of Red Horse, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £167,500 | £167,500 | £167,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £217,500 | £217,500 | £217,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2025 | 8 OX15 6DL | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2023 | 14 OX15 6DL | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2015 | 12 OX15 6DL | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2014 | 14 OX15 6DL | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2012 | 12 OX15 6DL | Terraced | £167,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2011 | 10 OX15 6DL | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2010 | 16 OX15 6DL | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2008 | 22 OX15 6DL | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2007 | 10 OX15 6DL | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2004 | 16 OX15 6DL | Semi-detached | £217,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 10 OX15 6DL | Semi-detached | £132,000 | |
| 22 Oct 1998 | 20 OX15 6DL | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 29 May 1997 | 16 OX15 6DL | Semi-detached | £78,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (6); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Stratford-on-Avon in 2026-27: Band D £2,484 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,656 | £1,932 | £2,208 | £2,484 | £3,036 | £3,588 | £4,140 | £4,968 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 1,200 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX15 6DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX15 6DP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX15 6DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 212 m and 215 m above sea level (214 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX15 6DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX15 6DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX15 6DP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Banbury 2.3 million 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 Post Office Ratley | 170 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 41.8 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Vale Of Red Horse | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Kineton Pharmacy | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kineton Dental Centre | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Horton Hospital | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 3,130 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,570 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,860 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,280 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm, a scheduled monument, 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Radway Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Egge Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Churchyard cross, St Peter ad Vincula churchyard | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Churchyard Cross Approximately 12 Metres North of Church of St Peter Ad Vincula | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Peter Ad Vincula | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Gatehouse at the Castle Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Nadbury Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Upton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Battle of Edgehill 1642 | Registered battlefield | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Edge Hill Wood | Wood | 250 m north |
| Castle Wood | Wood | 310 m west |
| Edge Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Knowle End Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Temple Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Ragnell Bottom | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 17 |
3 of the street's 17 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 Stratford-on-Avon: see them on the Stratford-on-Avon page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose & Crown OX15 6DS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (6); On or near Grange Close (2); On or near Old Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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
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
- OX15 6DL: 14 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- OX15 6DP: 2 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- OX15 6DN: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
New Road · Grange Close · Batchelors Lane · High Street · Townhill
All the streets in OX15 and across Stratford-on-Avon.
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.