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Portway, Wantage

MyStreetCheck free street report: Portway, Wantage · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wantage-oxfordshire/portway/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX12 9BW, OX12 9BU, OX12 9XZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£223,624
33 sales
Price range
£132k – £570k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
OX12 9BW

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At a glance

House prices£224k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest stationOver 5 miles awayBus stop 1 min walk Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% leaseholdAcross 38 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

33 property sales on Portway, Wantage have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £171,484. Average sale prices rose from £184,788 in 2016 to £309,167 in 2025 (+67%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% flat, 12% terraced, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Portway range from £131,500 to £570,000. 32% of homes sold here were freehold and 68% leasehold.

House prices on Portway compared

OX12 postcode area£385,477
Wantage£385,477
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Portway has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OX12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £184,788 (4 sales)2016£185k2017: £232,500 (2 sales)2017£233k2018: £233,750 (6 sales)2018£234k2019: £150,000 (1 sales)2019£150k2020: £298,750 (2 sales)2020£299k2021: £202,875 (4 sales)2021£203k2022: £279,375 (4 sales)2022£279k2023: £165,988 (4 sales)2023£166k2024: £168,333 (3 sales)2024£168k2025: £309,167 (3 sales)2025£309k

Tenure: 32% freehold and 68% leasehold across 38 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat25£171,48410 Oct 2025
Terraced4£398,75021 Oct 2022
Semi-detached4£374,3757 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Portway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 21, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 9 Jan 2026£70,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 10 Oct 2025£275,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Portway OX12 9BU 7 Jul 2025£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 13 Feb 2025£152,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 8 Nov 2024£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Lloyd Court, Portway OX12 9XZ 11 Sep 2024£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 12 Feb 2024£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 24 Nov 2023£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 13 Sep 2023£159,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 30 Jun 2023£199,950 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 12 May 2023£155,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Portway OX12 9BU 21 Oct 2022£570,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 6, Lloyd Court, Portway OX12 9XZ 21 Sep 2022£165,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 22 Aug 2022£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 3 Mar 2022£147,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 6 Oct 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Lloyd Court, Portway OX12 9XZ 23 Jun 2021£155,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Portway OX12 9BU 21 Jun 2021£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 26, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 11 Mar 2021£131,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 22 Oct 2020£215,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Portway OX12 9BU 14 Aug 2020£382,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Plot 19, Portway 25 Nov 2019£208,223 OtherFreehold
Plot 7, Portway 25 Nov 2019£660,630 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, Lloyd Court, Portway OX12 9XZ 25 Oct 2019£150,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Portway OX12 9BU 19 Dec 2018£440,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 7, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 31 Aug 2018£187,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 15 Jun 2018£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 10 May 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 20, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 16 Mar 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Portway OX12 9BU 2 Feb 2018£305,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 13, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 20 Oct 2017£170,000 FlatLeasehold
The Croft, Portway OX12 9BU 16 Aug 2017£1,275,000 OtherFreehold
3, Portway OX12 9BU 1 Jun 2017£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Portway OX12 9BU 26 May 2017£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 8, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 31 Mar 2016£156,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 31 Mar 2016£148,150 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Betjeman Court, Portway OX12 9BW 29 Mar 2016£155,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Portway OX12 9BU 23 Mar 2016£280,000 TerracedFreehold

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
11, Portway £382,500 (Aug 2020) → £500,000 (Jul 2025) +31%
over 5 yrs
Flat 14, Betjeman Court, Portway £148,150 (Mar 2016) → £155,000 (May 2023) +5%
over 7 yrs
3, Portway £320,000 (May 2017) → £320,000 (Jun 2021) +0%
over 4 yrs
Flat 8, Betjeman Court, Portway £156,000 (Mar 2016) → £170,000 (Jun 2018) +9%
over 2 yrs
4, Portway £280,000 (Mar 2016) → £305,000 (Feb 2018) +9%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Portway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
King Alfred's 1,708 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.1 mi
Wantage Church of England Primary School 435 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Stockham Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Fitzwaryn School 126 pupils Academy special converter 3–19 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Huckleberry Therapeutic School 20 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Charlton Primary School 444 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Nicholas CofE Primary School 121 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Wantage Primary Academy 322 pupils Primary 2–11 Outstanding Report 1.3 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

  • King Alfreds School (nr, Portway) 1 min walk
  • Market Place (Stop A, Market Place) 3 min walk
  • Market Place (Stop C, Market Place) 3 min walk
  • Market Place (Stop B, Market Place) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Newbury Street Practice
    The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage · 0.8 mi
  • Church Street Practice
    The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar Wantage · 0.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Wantage · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Wantage · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Wantage · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Cleggs Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Mably Way · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Portway House Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.2%62.5%
Private rented27.5%20.3%
Social rented6.2%17.1%
Households657

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.5%64.1%
Aged 65+27.4%18.6%
Residents1,169

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 networks75%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks95%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Vale of White Horse 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 Portway

Ethnic group

HereVale of White Horse
White93.2%90.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%2.5%
Other ethnic group0.9%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1.7%

Religion

HereVale of White Horse
Christian48.6%48.6%
No religion40.8%41.7%
Not answered6.6%6.1%
Hindu1.5%0.9%
Buddhist0.9%0.5%
Other religion0.9%0.5%
Muslim0.6%1.4%
Jewish0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereVale of White Horse
Born in the UK84.6%85.8%
Born outside the UK15.4%14.2%

Highest qualification

HereVale of White Horse
Level 4 qualifications and above43.8%44%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%15.4%
No qualifications12.4%12.5%
Level 2 qualifications11.7%12.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%8.5%
Apprenticeship4.1%5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.3%

General health

HereVale of White Horse
Very good health46.6%52.4%
Good health37%33.6%
Fair health12.3%10.8%
Bad health3.5%2.6%
Very bad health0.5%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereVale of White Horse
1 car or van in household49.8%39.8%
No cars or vans in household22.5%12.2%
2 cars or vans in household22.4%35.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%12.8%

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 Vale of White Horse.

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Estate agents near Portway

  • Douglas & Simmons 0.1 mi
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