Thornhill Chacombe, West Northamptonshire
50 addresses across 3 postcodes (OX17), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36101207.
- Sales: 58 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £470,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 23 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 8, E: 10, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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 West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Banbury, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 119 to 124 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 50 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodlands Surgery, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 710 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £470,000 | £370,000 | £510,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £309,000 | £295,000 | £323,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £330,000 | £305,000 | £375,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £276,500 | £258,000 | £295,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £273,250 | £260,000 | £286,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £192,750 | £192,500 | £193,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £202,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 | 9 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 23 May 2025 | 64 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £510,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 21 OX17 2JG | Other | £310,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Jan 2025 | 5 OX17 2JG | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2024 | 52 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2023 | 34 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £323,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 21 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2022 | 54 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2022 | 36 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 7 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2019 | 17 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £258,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2019 | 50 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 4 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £286,500 | |
| 16 Jun 2017 | 10 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 56 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 21 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2014 | 52 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2013 | 26 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2012 | 42 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £192,500 | |
| 15 Aug 2012 | 60 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | 19 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2011 | 36 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £202,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2011 | 29 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 26 May 2009 | 38 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £193,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2008 | 5 OX17 2JG | Detached | £207,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2008 | 4 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 30 May 2008 | 48 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £288,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 13 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2007 | 15 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 14 May 2007 | 19 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2007 | 17 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £211,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2006 | 38 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £179,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2005 | 10 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2005 | 29 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 3 Sep 2004 | 58 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £182,500 | |
| 10 Jun 2004 | 7 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £201,500 | |
| 16 Dec 2002 | 22 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 3 Dec 2002 | 60 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 48 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2002 | 60 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 22 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £128,500 | |
| 23 Feb 2001 | 36 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £114,500 | |
| 29 Nov 2000 | 14 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2000 | 38 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £66,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2000 | 25 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £116,500 | |
| 25 Jul 2000 | 64 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £112,000 | |
| 15 Jan 1999 | 12 OX17 2JQ | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 3 Aug 1998 | 22 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 25 Mar 1998 | 32 OX17 2JQ | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 8 Apr 1997 | 29 OX17 2JG | Semi-detached | £63,500 |
Energy performance certificates
23 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); Bungalow, detached (8); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (14); 1950-1966 (7); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (25% of about 870 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
Finished in the last three months
- 5 October 2026 to 8 October 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands), Diversionary works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
- 4 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 7 August 2026 to 12 August 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands), Diversionary works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX17 2JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 2JG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 2JF | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 50 addresses are between 119 m and 124 m above sea level (122 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX17 2JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 2JG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 2JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Middleton Road Chacombe | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Banbury Town Centre | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 51.6 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodlands Surgery | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Middleton Cheney Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | The Foscote Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,660 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,510 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,180 m² | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Chacombe Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644 | Registered battlefield | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Williamscot Hill Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Village Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Thenford Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Thorpe Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Hay Spinney | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Grimsbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 50 |
1 of the street's 50 addresses is 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 Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 120 m | No published inspection |
| Chenderit School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Seward Trading as the George and Dragon OX17 2JW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Thornhill (4); On or near Poplars Road (2); On or near The Ring (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- OX17 2JQ: 32 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- OX17 2JG: 17 addresses
- OX17 2JF: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bennett Close · The Ring · Beanfurlong · Poplars Road · Wesley Place · Silver Street · Middleton Road · Silver Street North
All the streets in OX17 and across West Northamptonshire.
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.