Williamscot Hill Cherwell
34 addresses across 8 postcodes (OX17), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 6801653.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Cherwell costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Banbury, about 4.6 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 94 to 130 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cropredy Surgery, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 1,410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 38% 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
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cherwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 2,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Williamscot, Chacombe, Oxford Canal (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX17 1AR | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX17 1PX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1AB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1PY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX17 1RE | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX17 2AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 94 m and 130 m above sea level (101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX17 1AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1AB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1AR | 33% | 33% | 33% | 67% |
| OX17 1PX | 100% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| OX17 1PY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX17 1QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX17 1RE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| OX17 2AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Banbury Town Centre | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 49.7 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cropredy Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Knights Banbury Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | The Foscote Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,430 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,370 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Williamscot House, Late Sixteenth Century Range, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Williamscot House, Late Sixteenth Century Range | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644 | Registered battlefield | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Williamscot Hill Spinney | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Village Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Grimsbury Woodland Reserve | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Wardington Spinney | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Grimsbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Edgcote Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 34 |
8 of the street's 34 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 Cherwell: see them on the Cherwell page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cropredy Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
- OX17 1AR: 19 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- OX17 1PX: 5 addresses of 51 in the postcode
- OX17 1AA: 3 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- OX17 1AB: 2 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- OX17 1QZ: 2 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- OX17 1PY: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- OX17 1RE: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- OX17 2AW: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
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.