Summerside Road Buckland, Vale of White Horse
41 addresses across 5 postcodes (SN7), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 41601175.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 8, E: 8).
- 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 G; Band D in Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 95% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 18.1 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 90 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is White Horse Medical Practice, about 6.1 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 56% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (3). Built: before 1900 (13); 1900-1929 (2); 2017 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (6).
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 G (24% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Buckland Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, SUMMERSIDE ROAD, grade II
- GREENHILL COTTAGE, grade II
- KEEP COTTAGE, grade II
- KNIGHTS COTTAGE, grade II
- NEW ROW, grade II
- NEW ROW (GOODMANS), grade II
- POUND CORNER, grade II
- PUMP APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES WEST OF NUMBERS 1 AND 2 NEW ROW, grade II
- SOMERSET COTTAGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, AND THE OLD CHAPEL, grade II
- THE OLD SCHOOL AND SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 18 September 2026 to 24 September 2026: WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 7 August 2026 to 11 August 2026: WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN7 8QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN7 8RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN7 8QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN7 8RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN7 8QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 90 m and 96 m above sea level (93 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN7 8QN | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| SN7 8QY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN7 8QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN7 8RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN7 8RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 18.1 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Memorial Hall Buckland | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 75.8 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | White Horse Medical Practice | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Faringdon Pharmacy | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Carterton Police Station | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP - Buckland SF Connect, Buckland Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 100 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Buckland House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Ice House Approximately 270 Metres North East of Buckland House | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Buckland House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Pusey House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery Plantation | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Lady Bushes | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Small Gains Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| The Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Marriage Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Stanford Park Island | Island | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 41 |
27 of the street's 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 140 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Orchard Close (2); On or near Malthouse Paddock (2); On or near Parking Area (1); On or near Summerside Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 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) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 8 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
- SN7 8QY: 17 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- SN7 8RB: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- SN7 8QZ: 9 addresses
- SN7 8RA: 2 addresses
- SN7 8QN: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Orchard Road · Malthouse Paddock · Orchard Close · Wheelwright Court · Summerside Road · Buckland Road · Church Court
All the streets in 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.