Welsh Road Upper Boddington, West Northamptonshire
65 addresses across 5 postcodes (NN11), about 3.8 km (2.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 36106981.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (D: 8, E: 6, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: 4 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 D; Band D in West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Banbury, about 11.9 km (7.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 109 to 173 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Byfield Medical Centre, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 194 m². Most common: House, detached (12); Bungalow, detached (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1983-1990 (6); before 1900 (5); 1991-1995 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
- Cedars Farm, Lower Boddington
- Firtree House, Lower Boddington
- Firtree Nurseries, Lower Boddington
- Hollybush Cottage, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington
- Meadow View, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington
- Merlion Annexe, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington
- Pipwillow, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington
- Teal Cottage, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington
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 D (20% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 38.
- 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 JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade I
- ANVIL COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- BEEBOLES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- Bourtons Farmhouse, grade II
- CHERRY TREE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHURCHYARD CROSS APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- CLATERCOTE HOUSE AND CLATERCOTE HOUSE RESTAURANT, grade II
- CLEVELANDS FARM, grade II
- HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES NORTH OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 5 METRE SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- HEADSTONE APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- Hillside View, Lane End Cottage and The Old Smithy, grade II
- KEEPERS COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OLD HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PAIR OF 2 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- PAIR OF 3 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- PAIR OF 4 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- PARADISE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PEEL COTTAGE, grade II
- ROW OF 3 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES NORTH OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- ROW OF 4 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 4 METRES NORTH OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- ROW OF 5 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- ROW OF 6 HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES NORTH OF NORTH DOOR OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
And 8 more.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 13 October 2025 to 27 August 2027: HS2 LTD, Works for Rail Purposes, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (hs2 (highway) works)
- 27 July 2026 to 30 November 2026: HS2 LTD, Works for Rail Purposes, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (hs2 (highway) works)
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 29 October 2026 to 28 July 2027: HS2 LTD, Works for Rail Purposes, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (hs2 (highway) works)
- 8 December 2026 to 9 December 2026: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 1 February 2027 to 5 February 2027: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 20 October 2026 to 22 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Remedial works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 14 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 10 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
- 28 September 2026: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 26 September 2026 to 27 September 2026: HS2 LTD, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (hs2 (highway) works)
- 1 September 2026 to 5 September 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 9 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: HS2 LTD, Works for Rail Purposes, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (hs2 (highway) works)
- 4 July 2026 to 9 August 2026: HS2 LTD, Works for Rail Purposes, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (hs2 (highway) works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN11 6XY | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| NN11 6YP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN11 6HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN11 6XX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN11 6RT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 65 addresses are between 109 m and 173 m above sea level (123 m on average); the ground rises about 64 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN11 6HF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| NN11 6RT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN11 6XX | 22% | 22% | 22% | 0% |
| NN11 6XY | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| NN11 6YP | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carpenters Arms PH Lower Boddington | 350 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 44 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Byfield Medical Centre | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Popson Chemist | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kineton Dental Centre | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Hospital | The Cherwell Hospital | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Constabulary | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Byfield, Byfield Cashzone | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 990 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,270 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Lodge Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Boddington Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Lawn Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Berryhill Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Byfield Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 65 |
11 of the street's 65 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 Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boddington Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (warwickshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: HS2 LTD: Works for Rail Purposes, 29 October 2026 to 28 July 2027 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: THAMES WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 20 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 14 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Remedial works, 20 October 2026 to 26 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 1 February 2027 to 5 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NN11 6XY: 37 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- NN11 6YP: 14 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- NN11 6HF: 8 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- NN11 6XX: 5 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- NN11 6RT: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in NN11 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.