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On Portway, in Didcot South West
What it's like at OX11 0BD: every home that has sold on Portway since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Portway; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 58 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, PortwaySemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £352,500 | 77 m² | £4,578/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, PortwaySemi-detached | Mar 2002 | £153,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, PortwaySemi-detached | Jul 2004 | £189,950 | 93 m² | £2,042/m² | 1 |
| 13, PortwaySemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £321,000 | 79 m² | £4,063/m² | 1 |
| 15, PortwaySemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £455,000 | 78 m² | £5,833/m² | 4 |
| 19, PortwaySemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £380,000 | 77 m² | £4,935/m² | 3 |
| 23, PortwaySemi-detached | Feb 2016 | £330,000 | 116 m² | £2,845/m² | 2 |
| 25, PortwaySemi-detached | Oct 2001 | £140,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 31, PortwaySemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £340,500 | 84 m² | £4,054/m² | 1 |
| 39, PortwaySemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £345,000 | 95 m² | £3,632/m² | 3 |
| 43, PortwaySemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £475,000 | 144 m² | £3,299/m² | 2 |
| 51, PortwayTerraced | Nov 2003 | £148,000 | 50 m² | £2,960/m² | 1 |
| 51a, PortwaySemi-detached | Sept 2014 | £163,000 | 39 m² | £4,179/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Didcot Parkway, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Edwin Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route X32); 11 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 78 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Aureus Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Didcot Girls' School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 58.8 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 650 m away, with Diamond Convenience Store closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodlands Medical Centre (550 m), with Didcot Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Refresh Hair Design is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 18 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Danni’s cafe is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Royal Oak the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Stubbings Land, 400 m away; for exercise, Didcot Wave Leisure Pool (700 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 57 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
11 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.
Didcot and Wantage constituency: Olly Glover MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 6,233 (11.4%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 40%, Conservative 28%, Labour 15%, Reform UK 12%.
14 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near OX11 0BD →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Portway in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 46 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 5 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 82.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 7.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.2% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 57 min
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