Roxburgh Drive Didcot, South Oxfordshire
51 addresses across 1 postcode (OX11), about 510 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 36209085.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 South Oxfordshire costs £2,598 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 1.0 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 760 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 55 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oak Tree Health Centre, about 1.0 km away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 45 m². Most common: Park home, detached (2). Built: 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in South Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,020 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,752 | £4,329 | £5,195 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (44% of about 800 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 1.0 km
- Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot: up to 248 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot: up to 248 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Didcot A: up to 280 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Didcot A: up to 400 homes, pending decision (490 m)
- Land at former Didcot A Power Station Purchas Road Didcot: up to 400 homes, permissioned (900 m)
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 51 addresses are between 55 m and 57 m above sea level (56 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX11 7HF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Didcot Parkway 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Foxhall Manor Park Didcot | 70 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Didcot Station Foxhall Multi-Storey Car Park | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 57.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oak Tree Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medwell Chemist | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Didcot Community Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Civil Nuclear Constabulary | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | SGN LTD Georgetown Service Station, Didcot Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 21 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,390 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Easton's Plantation | Wood | 300 m east |
| Fulscot Copse | Wood | 2.9 km east |
| Down Hill | Hill | 3.0 km east |
| Stert Plantation | Wood | 3.3 km west |
| Long Wittenham Wood | Wood | 3.5 km east |
| Sutton Pools | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 25 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 25 |
11 of the street's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 26 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m | No published inspection |
| Manor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Didcot Girls' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.0 km | No published inspection |
| Ladygrove Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lydalls Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 1.1 km | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Didcot Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| Aureus School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Aureus Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sires Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| UTC Oxfordshire | Secondary | 14–19 | 1.7 km | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Willowcroft Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km | No published inspection |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cow Shed OX11 7HJ | Mobile caterer | 420 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| The Flying Saucer OX11 7HJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| SOFEA - Nourish & Flourish OX11 7HJ | Other catering premises | 440 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Milton Road (5); On or near Basil Hill Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- OX11 7HF: 51 addresses of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lyndene Road · A4130 · Basil Hill Road · B4493 · Crossville Crescent · A4130 · North Road · Wenlock Close · Mendip Heights · Tower Gardens · First Avenue · Brendon Close
All the streets in OX11 and across South 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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.