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Wantage Town
What it's like at OX12 9BY: every home that has sold on the street 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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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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| King Alfred'S School | II | 0 m |
| Wall Approximately 20 Metres South of King Alfred'S School | II | 30 m |
| Library Approximately 20 Metres North West of King Alfred'S School | II | 30 m |
| 32-36, Priory Road | II | 140 m |
| Orchard House | II | 140 m |
| 22, 24, 26 and 30, Priory Road | II | 150 m |
| St Michael'S House | II | 160 m |
| 20, Priory Road | II | 170 m |
| Remains of Market Cross Inside Number 19 | II | 170 m |
| 16 and 18, Priory Road | II | 170 m |
| Parish of Wantage Church Infants School | II | 190 m |
| Priors Hold | II |
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%.
15 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 OX12 9BY →
| 190 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.4% | 83.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.9% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.2% | 0.5% | 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 47 min
Nearest: Cholsey and Wallingford Railway · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.