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Empire Drive, Carterton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Empire Drive, Carterton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/carterton/empire-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX18 1BY, OX18 1BZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£375,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£315,832
43 sales
Price range
£260k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Jul 2026
OX18 1BY

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At a glance

House prices£316k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 46 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

43 property sales on Empire Drive, Carterton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £375,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £312,683. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 84% semi-detached, 9% terraced, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Empire Drive range from £260,000 to £500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Empire Drive compared

OX18 postcode area£407,695
Carterton£351,632
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Empire Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OX18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £288,732 (18 sales)2016£289k2017: £321,500 (1 sales)2017£322k2018: £306,643 (7 sales)2018£307k2019: £305,000 (1 sales)2019£305k2020: £391,500 (2 sales)2020£392k2021: £312,083 (6 sales)2021£312k2023: £367,500 (1 sales)2023£368k2024: £365,863 (3 sales)2024£366k2025: £371,667 (3 sales)2025£372k2026: £375,000 (1 sales)2026£375k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 46 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached36£312,68320 Jul 2026
Terraced4£287,75025 Nov 2021
Detached3£391,06724 Jul 2020

Sold prices on Empire Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 20 Jul 2026£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 20 Aug 2025£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 4 Jul 2025£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 26 Jun 2025£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 28 Mar 2025£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 28 Feb 2025£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 29 Oct 2024£374,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 13 Sep 2024£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 29 Jul 2024£362,640 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 21 Dec 2023£367,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 25 Nov 2021£315,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 22 Oct 2021£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 30 Jun 2021£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 4 Jun 2021£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 18 Feb 2021£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 12 Feb 2021£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 24 Jul 2020£500,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 10 Jul 2020£283,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 12 Jul 2019£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 19 Dec 2018£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 19 Dec 2018£323,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 18 Dec 2018£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 18 Dec 2018£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 3 Dec 2018£290,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 12 Nov 2018£302,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 19 Oct 2018£296,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 3 Nov 2017£321,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 11 Apr 2017£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 24 Nov 2016£294,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 18 Nov 2016£292,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 28 Oct 2016£298,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 28 Oct 2016£331,200 DetachedFreehold
37, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 28 Oct 2016£281,280 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 14 Oct 2016£293,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 30 Jun 2016£342,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 30 Jun 2016£263,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 24 Jun 2016£261,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Empire Drive OX18 1BZ 24 Jun 2016£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 10 Jun 2016£293,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 3 Jun 2016£292,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 27 May 2016£292,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 20 May 2016£275,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 20 May 2016£292,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 29 Apr 2016£260,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
34, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 29 Apr 2016£278,400 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
28, Empire Drive OX18 1BY 25 Feb 2016£268,800 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
10, Empire Drive £305,000 (Dec 2018) → £375,000 (Jul 2026) +23%
over 8 yrs
31, Empire Drive £298,000 (Oct 2016) → £385,000 (Aug 2025) +29%
over 9 yrs
14, Empire Drive £323,000 (Dec 2018) → £375,000 (Jun 2025) +16%
over 7 yrs
1, Empire Drive £296,000 (Oct 2018) → £365,000 (Feb 2025) +23%
over 6 yrs
28, Empire Drive £268,800 (Feb 2016) → £321,500 (Nov 2017) → £374,950 (Oct 2024) +39%
over 9 yrs
30, Empire Drive £260,000 (Apr 2016) → £360,000 (Sep 2024) +38%
over 8 yrs
34, Empire Drive £278,400 (Apr 2016) → £302,500 (Nov 2018) → £362,640 (Jul 2024) +30%
over 8 yrs
12, Empire Drive £325,000 (Dec 2018) → £367,500 (Dec 2023) +13%
over 5 yrs
25, Empire Drive £263,000 (Jun 2016) → £290,000 (Dec 2018) → £315,000 (Nov 2021) +20%
over 5 yrs
36, Empire Drive £292,000 (Jun 2016) → £305,000 (Jul 2019) → £325,000 (Oct 2021) +11%
over 5 yrs
8, Empire Drive £305,000 (Dec 2018) → £312,500 (Jun 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs
29, Empire Drive £290,000 (Jun 2016) → £310,000 (Jun 2021) +7%
over 5 yrs
38, Empire Drive £292,000 (May 2016) → £320,000 (Feb 2021) +10%
over 5 yrs
37, Empire Drive £281,280 (Oct 2016) → £315,000 (Apr 2017) +12%
over under a year

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Schools near Empire Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Carterton Community College 774 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School 452 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Carterton Primary School 225 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Carterton 107 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Edith Moorhouse Primary School 336 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Gateway Primary School 300 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Brize Norton Primary School 132 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.6 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

Nearest bus stops

  • Empire Drive HAR (on, Empire Drive) 1 min walk
  • Empire Drive (opp, Swinbrook Road) 1 min walk
  • Shillbrook Avenue HaR (SW-bound, Shillbrook Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Shillbrook Avenue HaR (NE-bound, Shillbrook Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Broadshires Health Centre
    Broadshires Way, Carterton · 0.9 mi
  • Burford Surgery
    59 Sheep Street, Burford · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Centrum Square · 0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brize Meadows · 0.9 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Carterton Burford Road · 1.0 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carterton · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Broadshire Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Carterton Chemist · 1.0 mi
  • Oxfordshire Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Burford Road Dental · 0.8 mi
  • The Dental Centre · 1.0 mi
  • Unit 12/13 The Tower Centre · 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.0%62.5%
Private rented17.2%20.3%
Social rented5.8%17.1%
Households1,002

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.2%64.1%
Aged 65+13.0%18.6%
Residents2,435

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks69%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across West Oxfordshire 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 Empire Drive

Ethnic group

HereWest Oxfordshire
White95.8%95.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.6%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.6%

Religion

HereWest Oxfordshire
Christian48.3%51.5%
No religion45%40.6%
Not answered5.2%5.9%
Muslim0.5%0.7%
Hindu0.4%0.2%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.5%
Jewish0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereWest Oxfordshire
Born in the UK89.1%89.4%
Born outside the UK10.9%10.6%

Highest qualification

HereWest Oxfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above29.2%38.3%
Level 3 qualifications21.4%17.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%13.5%
No qualifications13.1%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%9.5%
Apprenticeship7%5.4%
Other qualifications1.7%2.3%

General health

HereWest Oxfordshire
Very good health52.1%51.3%
Good health34.5%34%
Fair health10.3%11.2%
Bad health2.6%2.8%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Oxfordshire
2 cars or vans in household43.1%34.7%
1 car or van in household36%39.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%14%
No cars or vans in household7.7%11.5%

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 West Oxfordshire.

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