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On Harding Strings, in Didcot South West
What it's like at OX11 8SR: every home that has sold on Harding Strings 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.
Sales and extensions on Harding Strings; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Feb 2005 | £162,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Dec 2001 | £118,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Jan 2002 | £109,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Harding StringsSemi-detached | May 2007 | £195,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Mar 2007 | £203,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £222,500 | – | – | 5 |
| 11, Harding StringsTerraced | Aug 2008 | £158,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 14, Harding StringsTerraced | Jan 2006 | £64,800 | – | – | 2 |
| 15, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £202,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Harding StringsSemi-detached | May 2007 | £195,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Aug 2001 | £107,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Jul 1998 | £69,250 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £180,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Harding StringsTerraced | Nov 2000 | £96,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Harding StringsTerraced | Nov 1999 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Harding StringsTerraced | Jan 2004 | £137,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 42, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Aug 2009 | £162,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 48, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £146,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, Harding StringsSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £211,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 8, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Sept 2022 | £300,000 | 82 m² | £3,659/m² | 2 |
| 9, Hardings StringsTerraced | Aug 2016 | £287,500 | 104 m² | £2,764/m² | 1 |
| 11, Hardings StringsTerraced | May 2012 | £144,000 | 108 m² | £1,333/m² | 1 |
| 15, Hardings StringsSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2022 | £435,000 | 99 m² | £4,394/m² | 2 |
| 19, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Feb 2025 | £327,000 | 75 m² | £4,360/m² | 1 |
| 21, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £235,000 | 98 m² | £2,398/m² | 1 |
| 24, Hardings StringsTerraced | Jul 2023 | £297,000 | 83 m² | £3,578/m² | 2 |
| 26, Hardings StringsTerraced | Feb 2022 | £277,000 | 79 m² | £3,506/m² | 2 |
| 27, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Sept 2022 | £316,000 | 80 m² | £3,950/m² | 1 |
| 34, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Nov 2013 | £209,000 | 112 m² | £1,866/m² | 1 |
| 36, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £315,000 | 74 m² | £4,257/m² | 1 |
| 38, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £253,000 | 80 m² | £3,163/m² | 1 |
| 40, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Feb 2019 | £269,000 | 82 m² | £3,280/m² | 1 |
| 50, Hardings StringsSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £300,000 | 90 m² | £3,333/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Didcot Parkway, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Green Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 92); 7 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 78 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Northbourne Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Aureus Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is St Birinus School, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Didcot Girls' School (0.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 300 m away; Kasia Polish Market (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Didcot Health Centre Practice (850 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Tropical Tanning Studio is 850 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 (250 m), and The Royal Oak the nearest pub (800 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 Edmonds Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Didcot Leisure Centre (300 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.
21 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 8SR →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Harding Strings in the last 12 months.
| 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 57 min
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