Dryden Avenue, Bicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dryden Avenue, Bicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bicester-oxfordshire/dryden-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX26 2NJ, OX26 2NW.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£325,350

10 sales

Price range

£235k – £645k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

26 Mar 2025

OX26 2NJ

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At a glance

House prices£325k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station21 min walkBicester North station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 10 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

10 property sales on Dryden Avenue, Bicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 26 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £272,500. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 20% terraced, 20% detached. Recorded sale prices on Dryden Avenue range from £235,000 to £645,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dryden Avenue compared

OX26 postcode area£369,783

Bicester£399,300

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dryden Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OX26 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 10 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	6	£272,500	22 Nov 2024
Terraced	2	£261,250	22 Feb 2022
Detached	2	£548,000	26 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Dryden Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	26 Mar 2025	£645,000	Detached	Freehold
12, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	22 Nov 2024	£315,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
18, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	1 Nov 2022	£275,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	22 Feb 2022	£285,000	Terraced	Freehold
20, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	3 Dec 2021	£280,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	27 Sep 2021	£451,000	Detached	Freehold
18, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	13 Dec 2018	£235,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NW	24 Mar 2017	£240,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	14 Feb 2017	£237,500	Terraced	Freehold
12, Dryden Avenue OX26 2NJ	12 Jul 2016	£290,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
12, Dryden Avenue	£290,000 (Jul 2016) → £315,000 (Nov 2024)	+9% over 8 yrs
18, Dryden Avenue	£235,000 (Dec 2018) → £275,000 (Nov 2022)	+17% over 4 yrs
22, Dryden Avenue	£237,500 (Feb 2017) → £285,000 (Feb 2022)	+20% over 5 yrs

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Schools near Dryden Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
King's Meadow Primary School 443 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Bure Park Primary School 402 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
The Bicester School 1,176 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	0.7 mi
Brookside Primary School 306 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester 217 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Gagle Brook Primary School 183 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Southwold Primary School 315 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	1.0 mi
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School 598 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Bicester North station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
Bicester Village station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Tweed Crescent (opp, Dryden Avenue) 1 min walk
Kings Meadow Primary School (opp, Shakespeare Drive) 2 min walk
Derwent Road (adj, Dryden Avenue) 2 min walk
Swift Close (adj, Brook Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Bicester Health Centre
The Health Centre, Coker Close, Bicester · 1.0 mi
Montgomery House Surgery
Piggy Lane, Bicester · 1.0 mi
Alchester Medical Group
Langford Medical Practice, 9 Nightingale Place, Bicester · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Bicester Bowmont Square Express · 0.4 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bicester Villiers Road · 0.7 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Barberry Place Bicester · 0.8 mi
Spar PFS EG - OTM - Bicester · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Jardines Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Famlyandfriends Inv Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
Bicester Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

Bicester Health Centre · 1.0 mi
Damira Bicester Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	9 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.2%	62.5%
Private rented	9.3%	20.3%
Social rented	1.5%	17.1%
Households	601

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	54.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	32.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,423

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	80%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	98%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	84%	92%

Share of homes across Cherwell with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Dryden Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Cherwell
White	92.8%	88.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.7%	6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.7%	2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.1%	1.8%
Other ethnic group	0.8%	1.3%

Religion

	Here	Cherwell
Christian	58.3%	50.3%
No religion	32.1%	38.1%
Not answered	6.3%	6.1%
Hindu	1.2%	0.8%
Muslim	0.8%	3.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.5%
Jewish	0.4%	–
Buddhist	0.2%	0.6%

Country of birth

	Here	Cherwell
Born in the UK	88.5%	82.4%
Born outside the UK	11.5%	17.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Cherwell
Level 4 qualifications and above	25.1%	35.1%
No qualifications	19.4%	16%
Level 2 qualifications	14.9%	13.9%
Level 3 qualifications	14.8%	16.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	14.4%	10.5%
Apprenticeship	7.4%	5.6%
Other qualifications	4%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Cherwell
Very good health	43.2%	50.8%
Good health	37.6%	34.3%
Fair health	14.2%	11.2%
Bad health	3.7%	2.9%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Cherwell
1 car or van in household	40.1%	40.5%
2 cars or vans in household	33.1%	32.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household	16.5%	12.2%
No cars or vans in household	10.4%	14.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cherwell.

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