Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX11 0JU, OX11 0JX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£762,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£631,767
15 sales
Price range
£300k – £1.03m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 May 2026
OX11 0JU

At a glance

House prices£763k average88% above the Didcot average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 6 min walkDidcot Parkway station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband34% of homesNational average 80%

15 property sales on Wantage Road, Rowstock, Didcot have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £762,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £705,950. That is 88% above the Didcot average of £405,576 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Wantage Road compared

Wantage Road£762,500
OX11 postcode area£404,198
Didcot£405,576
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OX11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £416,500 (5 sales)2016£417k2018: £425,000 (1 sales)2018£425k2019: £502,000 (1 sales)2019£502k2020: £980,000 (1 sales)2020£980k2021: £750,000 (1 sales)2021£750k2022: £910,000 (1 sales)2022£910k2023: £522,000 (1 sales)2023£522k2024: £750,000 (1 sales)2024£750k2025: £857,500 (2 sales)2025£858k2026: £840,000 (1 sales)2026£840k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£705,9507 May 2026
Semi-detached4£473,7507 Nov 2025
Terraced1£522,00030 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Wantage Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Woodside, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 7 May 2026£840,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Croom Cottages, Wantage Road OX11 0JX 7 Nov 2025£685,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Rosevale, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 24 Apr 2025£1,030,000 DetachedFreehold
Kingsmead, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 26 Sep 2024£750,000 DetachedFreehold
Fylands, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 30 Jun 2023£522,000 TerracedFreehold
Lindenbaum, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 11 Mar 2022£910,000 DetachedFreehold
Beatlands, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 22 Apr 2021£750,000 DetachedFreehold
Ingleside, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 13 Nov 2020£980,000 DetachedFreehold
Brangwyn, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 25 Nov 2019£502,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Croom Cottages, Wantage Road OX11 0JX 15 Jun 2018£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Croom Cottages, Wantage Road OX11 0JX 16 Sep 2016£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Dolphin Cottage, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 9 Sep 2016£327,500 DetachedFreehold
Cinque Foin, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 12 Aug 2016£420,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Croom Cottages, Wantage Road OX11 0JX 6 May 2016£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Rosevale, Wantage Road OX11 0JU 29 Mar 2016£550,000 DetachedFreehold

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
Rosevale, Wantage Road £550,000 (Mar 2016) → £1,030,000 (Apr 2025) +87%
over 9 yrs
4, Croom Cottages, Wantage Road £300,000 (May 2016) → £425,000 (Jun 2018) +42%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wantage Road

Crime

4 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wantage Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Criminal damage & arson2
Anti-social behaviour1
Other theft1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wantage Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Ginge Brook Flood alert area
  • River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney Flood alert area
  • Ginge Brook between Steventon and Sutton Courtenay, including Milton and Drayton Mill areas Flood warning area
  • River Ock at Longcot, Stanford in the Vale, Charney Bassett, Lyford and Garford Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wantage Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Amand's Catholic Primary School 90 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Harwell Primary School 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
The Hendreds Church of England School 126 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
St Blaise CofE Primary School 169 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village 207 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 1.6 mi
Aureus School 531 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.9 mi
UTC Oxfordshire 316 pupils Secondary 14–19 Good Report 2.0 mi
Didcot Primary Academy 451 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.1 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Didcot Parkway station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Appleford station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk
  • Culham station 5.1 mi · 1 hr 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Acorn Close (adj) 2 min walk
  • Acorn Close (opp, Wantage Road) 2 min walk
  • Rowstock Corner (W-bound, Wantage Road) 5 min walk
  • Rowstock Corner (E-bound, Wantage Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Woodlands Medical Centre
    Woodlands Road, Didcot · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.4%62.5%
Private rented14.7%20.3%
Social rented14.9%17.1%
Households706

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.4%64.1%
Aged 65+13.2%18.6%
Residents1,666

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)34%80%
Gigabit-capable34%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.

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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