Quoits Close Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX29), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43654384.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Oxfordshire cost £416,123 in August 2026 (-2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £1,315 a month.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 5 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Hardwick Road No.2, is 140 m away.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Sheehan Recycled Aggregates Plant, is 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Oxfordshire costs £2,567 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 93% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hanborough, about 8.9 km (5.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 610 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 71 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eynsham Medical Group, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 41% 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.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in West Oxfordshire
A typical home in West Oxfordshire cost £416,123 in August 2026, 2.3% less than a year before. That is 17% more than five years earlier and 19% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £654,257 |
| Semi-detached | £410,359 |
| Terraced | £335,599 |
| Flat or maisonette | £210,354 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £335,614 |
Private renters in West Oxfordshire paid £1,315 a month on average in September 2026, 3.6% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £961 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,218 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,531 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,099 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); Maisonette, semi-detached (2). Built: 2016 (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 47 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (9 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX29 5BG | 8 | 7,223 kWh | under 5 | |
| OX29 5SB | 39 9 Economy 7 | 4,965 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is OX29.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,567 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,711 | £1,997 | £2,282 | £2,567 | £3,137 | £3,708 | £4,278 | £5,134 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stanton Harcourt And Sutton Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheehan Recycled Aggregates Plant West Oxfordshire MW.0119/20 | Solar farm | 1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Oct 2021 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX29 5BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| OX29 5SB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
5 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 140 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Road No.2 Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire | 1978 to 1993 | Inert, industrial | 140 m |
| Hardwick Road No.1 Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire | 1958 to 1993 | Inert, industrial | 150 m |
| Vicarage Pit Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire | 1969 to 1978 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household, liquid sludge | 220 m |
| Blackditch Stanton Harcourt, Witney, Oxfordshire | Not recorded | Not recorded | 320 m |
| Hardwick Road No.4 Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire | 1978 to 1993 | Inert, commercial, household | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 71 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX29 5BG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX29 5SB | 98% | 98% | 93% | 2% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hanborough 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Combe (Oxon) 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blackditch Stanton Harcourt | 120 m |
| EV charging points | Woolgate Car Park | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 72.7 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Eynsham Medical Group Good Aug 2016 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Eynsham | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Care homes | Meadowview Nursing Home Good Jan 2019 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Eynsham Police Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,650 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parsonage House and Attached Forecourt Walls, Gates and Gatepiers and Rear Wall With Outbuilding, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) east. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parsonage House and Attached Forecourt Walls, Gates and Gatepiers and Rear Wall With Outbuilding | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Harcourt House and Attached Walls and Outbuildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Great Kitchen Approximately 40 Metres South of Harcourt House | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Great kitchen of manor house | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Manor Farmhouse Approximately 70 Metres South of Harcourt House | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Devil's Quoits | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Linch Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Stoneacres Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Tar Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Willow Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Berryham Plantation | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
| Whitley Copse | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 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 West Oxfordshire: see them on the West Oxfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 91% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 27% at the higher standard (2025; 88% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 330 childminders and 104 home childcarers (nannies) in Oxfordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Shop And Post Office - Stanton Harcourt OX29 5SB | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Quoits Close (4); On or near Willowbrook (3); On or near Barlin Close (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2024 16:21 | Slight | 2 people | B4449, 60 mph | Wet road |
| 5 May 2023 16:17 | Slight | 2 people | B4449, 60 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 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) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
Blackditch · Willowbrook · Blackditch · The Row · Foxbury Court · The Close · Bury Mead · Farmhouse Close
All the streets in OX29 and across West 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.