Vale of White Horse
14 addresses across 1 postcode (OX13), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41603796.
10 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 4, F: 2). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Vale of White Horse costs £2,577 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 89 to 90 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Marcham Rd Family Health Centre, about 6.1 km away. About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 57% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 149 m². Most common: House, detached (9); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (4); 1983-1990 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
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 D (24% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Appleton Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- APPLETON HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- BARN, STABLE AND ATTACHED WALL SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH EAST OF APPLETON HOUSE, grade II
- GRANARY APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES NORTH WEST OF NUMBER 3 (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES NORTH OF APPLETON HOUSE, grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES NORTH OF APPLETON HOUSE, grade II
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 14 addresses are between 89 m and 90 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX13 5LG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km |
| Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Appleton Green | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 8.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 67.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marcham Rd Family Health Centre | 6.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Wootton Pharmacy | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Oxford Oral Surgery LTD | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | Abingdon Community Hospital | 6.1 km |
| Police station | Abingdon Police Station | 6.2 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Besselsleigh, Wooton Cashzone | 3.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,960 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.9 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,180 m² | 500 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Appleton Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m east. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Appleton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holt Copse | Wood | 520 m south |
| Bessels Leigh Common | Wood | 770 m east |
| New Copse | Wood | 780 m east |
| Lower England's Copse | Wood | 840 m north-east |
| Piling Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-west |
| Park Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Community Shop OX13 5JH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Road (3); On or near Oaksmere (2); On or near Badswell Lane (1); On or near Park Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 9 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
- OX13 5LG: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in OX13 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.