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On Gravel Hill, in Henley North
What it's like at RG9 2EE: every home that has sold on Gravel Hill 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Gravel Hill; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 56 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Gravel HillTerraced | Jan 2020 | £505,000 | 86 m² | £5,872/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Gravel HillTerraced | Sept 1999 | £157,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 6, Gravel HillTerraced | Oct 2022 | £500,000 | 76 m² | £6,579/m² | 1 |
| 8, Gravel HillTerraced | May 2002 | £197,000 | 82 m² | £2,402/m² | 2 |
| 10, Gravel HillTerraced | Mar 2026 | £575,000 | 107 m² | £5,374/m² | 3 |
| 12, Gravel HillTerraced | Nov 2017 | £475,000 | 87 m² | £5,460/m² | 3 |
| 14, Gravel HillTerraced | May 2025 | £516,000 | 84 m² | £6,143/m² | 2 |
| 16, Gravel HillTerraced | Mar 2020 | £411,000 | 67 m² | £6,134/m² | 4 |
| 18, Gravel HillTerraced | Mar 2002 | £185,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Gravel HillTerraced | Dec 1999 | £149,500 | 57 m² | £2,623/m² | 2 |
| 22, Gravel HillTerraced | Jun 2004 | £197,500 | 49 m² | £4,031/m² | 1 |
| 24, Gravel HillTerraced | Jun 2007 | £275,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 26, Gravel HillTerraced | Jun 2019 | £365,000 | 56 m² | £6,518/m² | 4 |
| 30, Gravel HillTerraced | May 2001 | £135,100 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Gravel HillSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £375,000 | 49 m² | £7,653/m² | 5 |
| 34, Gravel HillTerraced | Dec 2014 | £440,000 | 75 m² | £5,867/m² | 4 |
| 36, Gravel HillTerraced | Nov 2013 | £450,000 | 75 m² | £6,000/m² | 3 |
| 38, Gravel HillTerraced | Jul 2025 | £555,000 | 76 m² | £7,303/m² | 5 |
| 40, Gravel HillTerraced | Mar 2025 | £450,000 | 69 m² | £6,522/m² | 4 |
| 42, Gravel HillTerraced | Feb 2002 | £245,000 | 73 m² | £3,356/m² | 3 |
| 44, Gravel HillTerraced | Dec 2024 | £625,000 | 90 m² | £6,944/m² | 4 |
| 46, Gravel HillTerraced | Dec 2021 | £350,000 | 89 m² | £3,933/m² | 1 |
| 48, Gravel HillTerraced | Apr 2022 | £500,000 | 80 m² | £6,250/m² | 5 |
| 52, Gravel HillTerraced | Feb 2025 | £500,000 | 56 m² | £8,929/m² | 3 |
| 56, Gravel HillSemi-detached | Dec 1995 | £158,500 | 112 m² | £1,415/m² | 1 |
| Hope Chapel, Gravel HillDetached | Mar 1998 | £93,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Henley-on-Thames, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Market Place, 150 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (routes 153, 152, 151, 33); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 50 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
Central London is 54 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Badgemore Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gillotts School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 61.3 · 29.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (9.6 km) and Kendrick School (10.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 15% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 250 m away, with Bodywise Health Foods closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Hart Surgery (200 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Rudi Kartal is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 10 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 81% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 37 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Row Barge is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and FLYTE Bar the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 73 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 44% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Henley, Main).
There are 306 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Friar Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Urban Fitness (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.8 µg/m³).
63 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April Cottage | II | 0 m |
| 39, West Street | II | 20 m |
| 43 and 45, Gravel Hill | II | 20 m |
| 18 to 32, Gravel Hill | II | 20 m |
| 47 and 49, Gravel Hill | II | 20 m |
| the Row Barge Public House | II | 20 m |
| 82 and 84, West Street | II | 30 m |
| 86 and 94, West Street | II | 30 m |
| 24, West Street | II | 30 m |
| Pavement Surface From Fire Station to Approximately 30 Feet From Top of Street | II | 40 m |
| 96-100, West Street | II | 40 m |
| Garden Wall of Number 37 | II | 40 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.
Henley and Thame constituency: Freddie van Mierlo MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 6,267 (11.8%), turnout 72%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 45%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 10%, Labour 7%.
16 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 RG9 2EE →
For holidays, London Heathrow is 32 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Gravel Hill in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 40 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 2.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.1% | 82.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 7.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 49 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.