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Thinking of living at OX12 9BY? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wantage Church of England Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Stockham Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Charlton Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Wantage Primary Academy | Primary | 2.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| King Alfred's | Secondary | 0 m | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Johns CofE Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | – |
| Huckleberry Therapeutic School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
Every primary near OX12 9BY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | Horizontal Ladder | 2.1 km | 13 |
| Tennis | Wantage Lawn Tennis Club | 480 m | 7 |
| Football | Wantage Town Football Club | 480 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Challow and Childrey Cricket Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Wantage Leisure Centre | 150 m | 1 |
| Squash | Wantage Leisure Centre | 150 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Pilates Playroom | 400 m | 1 |
| Bowls | Wantage Bowling Club | 430 m | 1 |
| Shooting | Wantage Target Shooting Club | 880 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Grove Skatepark | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Grove Rugby Football Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Letcombe Regis Riding Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Didcot Parkway, a drive away (13 km), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is King Alfreds School, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 68); 12 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wantage Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Wantage Primary Academy (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is King Alfred's, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 45.4 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 400 m away, with Wantage Community Larder closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Newbury Street Practice (1.4 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, StephenStyle is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Great Western Hospital, 22 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 54% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 58% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Brew and Books is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Beacon the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 119 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 360 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Betjeman Millennium Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Wantage Leisure Centre (200 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 68 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
56 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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