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OX12 9WS

Wantage & Grove Brook

Vale of White Horse

Overview

Postcode OX12 9WS is located in an urban city, within the Wantage & Grove Brook ward of Vale of White Horse in the South East region , and forms part of the Wantage Town area. It has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 75.5 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Wantage Town is £53,200 per year. The nearest station is Didcot Parkway located about 8.4 miles away. There are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 2 parks nearby, closest medium park is Smith's Wharf Public Greens.

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
75
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
30.2%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

3/10

Wantage Town has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 26,083 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 21% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

6/10

Wantage Town has a moderate crime rate, with approximately 75.5 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

30.2%

Approximately 30.2% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 14.7% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

5/10

The average income of residents in Wantage Town is £53,200 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near OX12 9WS.

Flood risk

No risk

Wantage Town near OX12 9WS has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Didcot Parkway located about 8.4 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miSmith's Wharf Public GreensMedium
0.5 miBetjeman Millennium ParkSmall

Schools

In the OX12 9WS postcode area, located within Wantage Town, there are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimaryStockham Primary SchoolCommunity school

Outstanding

0.3 miNot applicableFitzwaryn SchoolAcademy special converter

Outstanding

0.7 miSecondaryKing Alfred'sAcademy converter

Good