Within half a mile of OX12 8AW

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• Planning decisionFri 18 Septon your doorstep

  Approved: 2 new homes at 41 Market Place Wantage

  Proposed certificate to establish that the continuation of works relating to planning application ref: P22/V1206/FUL to demolish a former garden centre building and the conversion and extension of the existing building to create 2 dwellings and 6 flats together, are lawful by reason of the fact that a material start has been made on the development within the timeframe of the original permission.

  41 Market Place Wantage OX12 8AW
• Street reportWed 14 Octon your doorstep

  Flooding reported: Kings Walk

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Kings Walk, Belmont
• Planning decisionTue 29 Sept0.35 miles

  Approved: Planning application at Wantage Hospital Garston Lane Wantage

  New secure bin store & associated works

  Wantage Hospital Garston Lane Wantage OX12 7AS
• Planning decisionWed 23 Sept0.5 miles

  Approved: Planning application at 4 Wasbrough Avenue Wantage

  Erection of a garden annexe

  4 Wasbrough Avenue Wantage OX12 9BD
• House soldThu 13 Aug0.2 miles

  Terraced house sold for £385,000

  Freehold. Completed 13 Aug 2026.

  8 Pickering Row, Wantage, OX12 7DX
• House soldWed 12 Aug0.25 miles

  Flat sold for £157,500

  Leasehold. Completed 12 Aug 2026.

  29 Alfredston Place, Wantage, OX12 8DL
• House soldMon 24 Aug0.3 miles

  Terraced house sold for £275,000

  Freehold. Completed 24 Aug 2026.

  21 Chandlers Close, Wantage, OX12 8EW

Fuel

• UnleadedCheapest 167.9p at Sainsbury’s Wantage, 0.25 miles and 1 other · most around 168.8p · dearest 169.9p · 4 stations
• DieselCheapest 192.9p at Sainsbury’s Wantage, 0.25 miles and 1 other · most around 193.8p · dearest 194.9p · 4 stations

Within two miles, from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, updated every half hour.

1. 167.9punleaded▼ 4p this week
   192.9pdiesel▼ 5p this week

   Sainsbury’s Wantage

   0.25 milesOpen till 22:00

   Limborough Road, Wantage, OX12 9AJ · Super unleaded 179.9p · updated 5 hours ago

2. 167.9punleaded▼ 1p this week
   192.9pdiesel▼ 4p this week

   Bellingers Service Station

   JET1.9 milesOpen till 21:00

   M M Bellinger & Sons LTD, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH · updated yesterday

3. 169.7punleaded▼ 4p this week
   194.7pdiesel▼ 5p this week

   Mellors Service Station

   Shell1.7 milesOpen 24 hours

   Fuel 24 Assets LTD, Faringdon Road, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9TE · Super unleaded 187.7p · Premium diesel 212.7p · updated 2 hours ago

4. 169.9punleaded▼ 4p this week
   194.9pdiesel▼ 5p this week

   Broadway Motors

   BP0.2 milesOpen till 20:00

   Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8BB · Super unleaded 191.9p · Premium diesel 216.9p · updated 2 hours ago

Every station, cheapest first, the same price going to the nearer one. Temporarily closed stations are listed last. Tap a name for its map.

Sold prices

• 21 Chandlers Close, Wantage Terraced house · Mon 24 Aug £275,000
• 8 Pickering Row, Wantage Terraced house · Thu 13 Aug £385,000
• 29 Alfredston Place, Wantage Flat · Wed 12 Aug £157,500
• 15 Woodlands Brook, Wantage Detached house · Fri 31 Jul £860,000
• 32 Worthington Way, Wantage Flat · Sun 26 Jul £183,000
• 28 Grove Street, Wantage Detached house · Wed 22 Jul £350,000
• Apartment 2, The Woolpack Flat · Fri 17 Jul £245,000
• 85 Grove Street, Wantage Semi-detached house · Fri 19 Jun £287,000
• 106 Grove Street, Wantage Semi-detached house · Fri 19 Jun £312,000
• 41 Adkin Way, Wantage Semi-detached house · Fri 19 Jun £525,000
• 8 Ormond Road, Wantage Terraced house · Fri 12 Jun £413,500
• 3 Campbells Court, Wantage Semi-detached house · Tue 9 Jun £164,500
• 42 Witan Way, Wantage Terraced house · Mon 8 Jun £425,000
• 17, Pegasus Court Flat · Fri 5 Jun £165,000
• 4 Naldertown, Wantage Terraced house · Fri 5 Jun £324,000
• Flat 4, 11 - 12 Market Place Flat · Fri 29 May £187,500
• 12 Moir Court, Wantage Terraced house · Fri 22 May £300,000
• 12, Pegasus Court Flat · Fri 22 May £100,000
• 50 St Gabriels, Wantage Terraced house · Wed 20 May £515,000
• 5 St Marys, Wantage Flat · Tue 19 May £195,000
• Flat 1, St Annes House Flat · Fri 1 May £165,000
• 2 Little Lane, Wantage Flat · Fri 24 Apr £170,000
• 19 Woodlands Brook, Wantage Detached house · Fri 24 Apr £975,000

Sales appear a month or two after they complete. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning

Earlier this month 6

• Planning decisionTue 29 Sept0.35 miles

  Approved: Planning application at Wantage Hospital Garston Lane Wantage

  New secure bin store & associated works

  Wantage Hospital Garston Lane Wantage OX12 7AS
• Planning decisionWed 23 Sept0.5 miles

  Approved: Planning application at 4 Wasbrough Avenue Wantage

  Erection of a garden annexe

  4 Wasbrough Avenue Wantage OX12 9BD
• Planning decisionTue 22 Septon your doorstep

  Approved: Listed building work at 11-12 Market Place Wantage

  Internal redecoration with new counter apron / furniture and redecoration of existing finishes to match finish of previous. Forming of new partition, not full height to screen off bake off area from customers.

  11-12 Market Place Wantage OX12 8AB
• Planning applicationMon 21 Sept0.45 miles

  Planning application at Wantage Lawn Tennis Club Memorial Park Manor Road Wantage

  Two uncovered Padel courts and one Pickleball court to replace one existing tarmac tennis court to an existing established tennis club. New chain link fencing to match existing fencing. Relocation of two existing floodlight columns.

  Wantage Lawn Tennis Club Memorial Park Manor Road Wantage OX12 8DW
• Planning decisionFri 18 Septon your doorstep

  Approved: 2 new homes at 41 Market Place Wantage

  Proposed certificate to establish that the continuation of works relating to planning application ref: P22/V1206/FUL to demolish a former garden centre building and the conversion and extension of the existing building to create 2 dwellings and 6 flats together, are lawful by reason of the fact that a material start has been made on the development within the timeframe of the original permission.

  41 Market Place Wantage OX12 8AW
• Planning decisionThu 17 Sept0.15 miles

  Approved: Tree work at St Mary's Chapel Wantage

  T1 and T3 - Robinia - Crown lift to 3m G5 - Group of Goat Willow and Silver Birch - Crown lift to 2.5m, reduce south and west side by 1.5m to edge of carpark and to not overhang neighbouring gardens

  St Mary's Chapel Wantage OX12 8FA

Roads

On now 8

• RoadworksOn until 6 Nov0.4 miles

  Temporary lights on Witan Way (Southern Gas Networks)

  10 Aug to 6 Nov. Under way. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the verge. Multi-way temporary traffic lights.

  Witan Way, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 19 Oct0.4 miles

  Roadworks on Plumbe Court (Southern Gas Networks)

  22 Sep to 19 Oct. Under way. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the verge.

  Plumbe Court, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 5 Nov0.5 miles

  Roadworks on Black Croft (Southern Gas Networks)

  25 Sep to 5 Nov. Under way. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the verge.

  Black Croft, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 16 Oct0.45 miles

  Temporary lights on Denchworth Road (Southern Gas Networks)

  5 Oct to 16 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the verge. Multi-way temporary traffic lights.

  Denchworth Road, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 15 Oct0.15 miles

  Pavement works on Wallingford Street (Thames Water)

  13 Oct to 15 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement.

  Wallingford Street, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 15 Octon your doorstep

  Pavement works on Newbury Street (Virgin Media)

  14 Oct to 15 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the pavement.

  Newbury Street, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 15 Octon your doorstep

  Pavement works on Footpath Between Wallingford Street And Newbury Street (Virgin Media)

  14 Oct to 15 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the pavement.

  Footpath Between Wallingford Street And Newbury Street, Wantage
• RoadworksOn until 15 Octon your doorstep

  Pavement works on Wallingford Street (Virgin Media)

  14 Oct to 15 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the pavement.

  Wallingford Street, Wantage

Coming up 1

• RoadworksFrom 9 Nov0.4 miles

  Temporary lights on Charlton Road (Southern Gas Networks)

  9 Nov to 20 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road, on the pavement and on the verge. Two-way temporary traffic lights.

  Charlton Road, Wantage

From the government’s Street Manager service, updated monthly.

Food & drink

No new hygiene scores or food places in the last month.

Waiting for their first inspection 1

Usually new, or under new owners.

• The King Alfred's Head 31 Market Place, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 8AH

What’s on

No licensed events or applications nearby.

Street reports

• Street reportWed 14 Octon your doorstep

  Flooding reported: Kings Walk

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Kings Walk, Belmont
• Street reportWed 14 Oct0.2 miles

  Street light fault reported: King's Wharf

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  King's Wharf, Belmont
• Street reportTue 13 Octon your doorstep

  Damaged pavement reported: Market Place

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Market Place, Belmont
• Street reportTue 13 Oct0.3 miles

  Street problem reported: Newbury Street

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Newbury Street, Belmont
• Street reportTue 13 Oct0.3 miles

  Street problem reported: Newbury Street

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Newbury Street, Belmont
• Street reportMon 12 Oct0.2 miles

  Overgrown plants reported: Belmont

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Belmont, Belmont
• Street reportMon 12 Oct0.3 miles

  Overgrown plants reported: Wallingford Street

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Wallingford Street, Charlton
• Street reportMon 12 Oct0.45 miles

  Street problem reported: Hampden Road

  Reported to Vale of White Horse District Council on FixMyStreet.

  Hampden Road, Charlton
• Street reportSun 11 Octon your doorstep

  Street light fault reported: Grove Street

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Grove Street, Belmont
• Street reportSun 11 Octon your doorstep

  Street light fault reported: Grove Street

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Grove Street, Belmont
• Street reportSun 11 Oct0.3 miles

  Street light fault reported: Grove Road

  Reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet.

  Grove Road, Belmont

Businesses

Schools

Inspected in the last six months 1

• School inspectionWed 24 Jun0.2 miles

  King Alfred's: new Ofsted report card

  Achievement: Needs attention. Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention. Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention. Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention. Inclusion: Expected standard. Leadership and governance: Needs attention. Post-16 provision: Expected standard. Safeguarding: Met.

  King Alfred's, OX12 9BY

Every school near here 3

• King Alfred's Secondary · 1708 pupils · 0.2 miles Report card Jun 2026: Expected standard in 2, needs attention in 5
• Wantage Church of England Primary School Primary · 435 pupils · 0.25 miles Standards maintained (2025)
• Stockham Primary School Primary · 203 pupils · 0.5 miles Some aspects not as strong (2025)

State schools and nurseries, with their latest Ofsted result. Tap a school for its full report on the Ofsted website.

GPs, dentists & care

Rated in the last six months 1

• Health and care ratingTue 8 Septon your doorstep

  My Carer rated Requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission

  Home care. The CQC’s overall rating after its latest inspection: Requires improvement.

  Grove Street, Wantage, OX12

GPs, dentists and care near here 15

• My Carer Home care · on your doorstep Requires improvement (2026): good in 3, requires improvement in 2
• Helping Hands Wantage Home care · on your doorstep Good (2022)
• Wantage Dental Practice Dentist · on your doorstep Dentists aren’t rated by the CQC
• Bupa Dental Care Wantage Dentist · on your doorstep Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2014
• Golden Services Care Limited Home care · 0.15 miles Good (2020): outstanding in 1, good in 4
• Partridge ADHD Clinic GP surgery · 0.2 miles Not inspected yet
• Portway Dental Practice Dentist · 0.2 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2022
• Portway Dental Practice Dentist · 0.2 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2022
• Wantage Home care · 0.2 miles Not inspected yet
• OSJCT Stirlings Care home · 0.2 miles Good (2019): outstanding in 1, good in 4
• St Katharine's House Nursing home · 0.25 miles Good (2023)
• Wantage Nursing Home Nursing home · 0.3 miles Good (2021)
• Wantage Community Hospital Clinic · 0.35 miles Not inspected yet
• Elmbrook Court Care Home Nursing home · 0.45 miles Good (2022)
• Framland Care home · 0.5 miles Good (2018)

Services registered with the Care Quality Commission, with their latest rating. Home-care agencies show their street only. Tap one for its CQC page.

Charities

Charities based near here 29

• The Oxfordshire County Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs To advance the education of young members of the public at large in agriculture, homecrafts, country life and related subjects. Also in… £110k a year · on your doorstep
• Wantage Independent Advice Centre Advice. Free, confidential advice from trained volunteers on a range of topics, debt, benefits, employment/consumer rights & many… £225k a year · T/A Vale Community Impact · on your doorstep
• Wantage Pre - School Playgroup WE PROVIDE A SAFE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS TO LEARN AND DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THROUGH PLAY. £153k a year · Church Street · on your doorstep
• The Friends Of The Vale And Downland Museum, Wantage To educate the public by promotion, support, assistance and improvement to the Vale & Downland Museum and Visitors Centre in conjunction… £7k a year · Vale And Downland Museum · on your doorstep
• Vale And Downland Museum (Wantage) Running a museum for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Vale and Downland area. £228k a year · Vale & Downland Museum & Visitor · on your doorstep
• The Letcombe Brook Project The Letcombe Brook Project provides environmental management of the Letcombe Brook Corridor to maintain and enhance ecological diversity,… £61k a year · Vale & Downland Museum · on your doorstep
• The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St. Peter And St. Paul Wantage THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER AND ST.PAUL WANTAGE £208k a year · Church Street · on your doorstep
• Sports Martial Arts And Fitness Organisation Hive We provide Martial arts and wellbeing to children with additional needs and learning disibilities and vulnerable adults. This is done… £47k a year · Grove Street · 0.1 miles
• Wantage Baptist Church Regular public worship, with Sunday School. Other weekly and occasional activities as shown on our website. We also run "The Kings Centre"… £138k a year · Street · 0.1 miles
• The October Club Day Centre for people in the local area suffering from Dementia/Alzheimer's so giving their families/carer much needed respite. £45k a year · Wantage · 0.1 miles
• Betjeman Millennium Park Ownership and management of a park for public uses, especially both the education of all age groups concerning local heritage and… £9k a year · Wallingford Street · 0.1 miles
• Sudep Action SUDEP Action exists to support those bereaved by SUDEP - Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy - and works towards prevention of deaths from… £518k a year · Newbury Street · 0.15 miles
• Rccg Faith Tabernacle (a) provide a regular place of worship and prayer;(b) furthering the Christian faith by teaching the Bible and its moral doctrines;(c)… £5k a year · Portway · 0.15 miles
• Coka (Community Of King Alfred'S) Parents association supporting King Alfred's college through fund raising, small lottery and social events. All surpluses ultimately… £5k a year · Belmont · 0.25 miles
• Wantage Choral Society THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ITS ARTS AND SCIENCES BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER… £23k a year · Newbury Street · 0.25 miles
• The Friends Of Wantage Church Of England Primary School General fund raising activities to provide various equipment, resources and financial aid to Wantage CE Primary School. £8k a year · Newbury Street · 0.25 miles
• Primo House Charitable Trust Income not yet reported · Newbury Street · 0.25 miles
• The David Peacock Trust Supporting British post-graduate industrial or product design students on approved courses at UK institutions, see www.dpt.org.uk for more… £4k a year · 0.25 miles
• Wantage Silver Band Wantage Silver Band is a charity dedicated to education in music and the art of playing brass band instruments to people of all ages… £167k a year · Garston Close · 0.3 miles
• Wantage Band Facilitate public education and appreciation of brass band music by providing public workshops and performances in community events,… £34k a year · Garston Close · 0.3 miles
• King Alfred'S Educational Charity Education/TrainingRelief of Poverty £22k a year · Locks Lane · 0.3 miles
• Community Of St Mary The Virgin At Wantage Provision of facilities for spiritual refreshment, prayer and the promotion of religion and education of members of the Church of England… Income not yet reported · Denchworth Road · 0.3 miles
• The Community Of St Mary The Virgin At Wantage To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public, in particular through maintaining St Mary's Convent Wantage and… £380k a year · Denchworth Road · 0.3 miles
• Milborne Port History & Heritage Group To collect, preserve and maintain local and historical documents for the benefit of future generations in our local Chapel Museum which we… £4k a year · Foliat Drive · 0.35 miles
• Joanna Ruth Bell Foundation JRBF focuses on helping people with Neurofibromatosis (NF) with a specific focus on Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) in two main ways: 1)… £41k a year · Road · 0.4 miles
• Wantage And Grove U3a Our aim is to encourage older citizens no longer in full time employment to meet and share their knowledge, skills, interests and… £22k a year · Wantage · 0.45 miles
• Wantage And Abingdon Methodist Circuit The Circuit acts as an umbrella organisation for the eleven churches which constitute it. It provides strategic planning, staff, a… £339k a year · Wantage · 0.5 miles
• Camel Pre-School Provision of pre-school education and out of school care. £298k a year · 0.5 miles
• The Friends Of Stockham School Summer BBQ DiscoHalloween DiscoBingo'sCake StallXmas FayreSponsored eventsChange challengeClothes Collectionscarboot £8k a year · Stockham Way · 0.5 miles

From the Charity Commission register. We show the street only, never trustees’ names.

Crime

• violence25
• anti-social behaviour18
• criminal damage8
• theft3
• public order2
• other2
• shoplifting2
• drugs2

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