Silver Lane West Challow, Vale of White Horse
26 addresses across 8 postcodes (OX12,SN7), about 520 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 41609131.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2017 the median was £580,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 3, F: 3).
- 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 Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 15.9 km (9.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 72 to 108 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newbury Street Practice, about 3.1 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | £580,000 | £580,000 | £580,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2022 | MANOR FARM OX12 9TX | Other | £2,000,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Jun 2017 | NEW BARN OX12 9TN | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2009 | SILVER BARN OX12 9TX | Detached | £400,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 178 m². Most common: House, detached (10); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1967-1975 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 (32% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE, grade II*
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 150 METRES SOUTH OF CHALLOW MEAD, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 150 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHALLOW MEAD, grade II
- CHALLOW MEAD, grade II
- CHURCH CROFT, grade II
- FAIRVIEW, grade II
- FERNLEIGH, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE THATCHED COTTAGE, grade II
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, 1 address is 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: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX12 9TN | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 9TD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 9TW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 9PD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 9PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 9RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX12 9TX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN7 8NT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 72 m and 108 m above sea level (84 m on average); the ground rises about 36 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX12 9PD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| OX12 9PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 9RZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 9TD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX12 9TN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX12 9TW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX12 9TX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SN7 8NT | 62% | 31% | 31% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Didcot Parkway 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 71.4 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newbury Street Practice | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cleggs Pharmacy | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Portway House Dental Surgery | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,930 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,060 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Laurence, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m west. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m west |
| Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Roman villa E of Cornhill Farm | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coppice Leaze Copse | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Clarnhill Brake | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Fox Brake | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Petwick Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Pigtrough Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 26 |
3 of the street's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Glebe (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- OX12 9TN: 17 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- OX12 9TD: 2 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- OX12 9TW: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- OX12 9PD: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- OX12 9PF: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- OX12 9RZ: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- OX12 9TX: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- SN7 8NT: 1 address of 58 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Orchard Gardens · The Glebe · Coppice Lane
All the streets in OX12, SN7 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.