Area Info for Boxford (Berkshire)

Boxford, Berkshire, UK

Boxford is a small village located in the county of Berkshire, England. It is known for its rural charm and traditional English village atmosphere. The village is situated within the civil parish of Boxford, which is part of the West Berkshire district.

Geography and Location

Boxford is positioned in the south-east of England, approximately 10 miles west of Reading and around 15 miles south of Newbury. The village is surrounded by scenic countryside, including fields, woodlands, and farmland, making it a popular spot for outdoor activities and countryside walks.

History and Heritage

The village has a rich history, with origins dating back several centuries. It features traditional architecture, including historic cottages and farm buildings. The local church, St. Mary’s Church, is a notable historic building with architectural significance and serves as a focal point for the community.

Community and Amenities

Boxford maintains a close-knit community with various local events and activities. The village has a few local amenities, including a pub, a village hall, and a primary school. The surrounding area offers additional services and shopping options in nearby towns.

Transport

Transport links are primarily via road, with access to nearby towns and cities. Public transport options are limited, so most residents rely on private vehicles for commuting and travel.

Recreation and Nature

The area around Boxford provides opportunities for outdoor recreation, including walking, cycling, and exploring the natural landscape. The village’s rural setting makes it an ideal location for those seeking a peaceful countryside lifestyle.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Stockcross C.E. School1.77 miles
Chapel Road, Stockcross, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8LD
Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School2.02 miles
Welford Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8HL
Mary Hare School2.40 miles
Arlington Manor, Snelsmore Common, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 3BQ
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School3.05 miles
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JG
The Castle School3.05 miles
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JG
Chieveley Primary School3.10 miles
School Road, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8TY
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery3.11 miles
Digby Road, Speen, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1TS
Trinity School3.45 miles
Love Lane, Shaw, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2DU
Speenhamland Primary School3.48 miles
Pelican Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1NU
The Winchcombe School3.52 miles
Maple Crescent, Shaw, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1LN
Shefford C.E. Primary School3.52 miles
Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7DB
Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School3.56 miles
Chaddleworth, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7DT
Victoria Park Nursery School & Children's Centre3.71 miles
Victoria Park, Parkway, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1EH
Curridge Primary School3.77 miles
Curridge, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9DZ
Newbury Hall School3.85 miles
Enborne Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6AD
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School3.90 miles
Newport Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2AW
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Berkshire - Newbury3.62 miles
42 Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1DT
Priory Cloisters Newbury4.54 miles
Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7RN
Falkland Surgery4.60 miles
Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7DF
Hillcroft House4.60 miles
Rookes Way, Thatcham,, RG18 3HR
Lower Henwick Farm House4.75 miles
Turnpike Road, Thatcham,, RG18 3AP
Specsavers Hearcare - Berkshire - Thatcham (Medical Practice)5.85 miles
Thatcham Health Centre, Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
Thatcham Medical Practice5.85 miles
Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
Thatcham Health Centre5.85 miles
3 Bath Road, Newbury, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
Specsavers Hearcare - Berkshire - Thatcham (Burdwood Surgery)6.80 miles
Burdwood Surgery, Wheelers Green Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4YF
Burdwood Surgery6.80 miles
3 Wheelers Green Way, Newbury, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4YF
Priory Thornford Park7.12 miles
Crookham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 8ET
Chapel Row Surgery9.26 miles
The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 6NS
Kingsclere Health Centre9.94 miles
North Street, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 5QX
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Wantage10.31 miles
4 Post Office Vaults, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8AT
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Wantage10.38 miles
1A Grove Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AB
Wantage Health Centre11.01 miles
Mably Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
GP
The Downland Practice at Chieveley3.44 miles
The Surgery, East Lane, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8UY
St Marys Road Surgery3.70 miles
The Surgery, St Mary`s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1EQ
Northcroft Surgery - Dr Madeline Norman3.73 miles
Northcroft Lane, Newbury, Berks, RG14 1BU
Dr C West and Partners3.98 miles
The Surgery, Newbury Street, Kintbury, Berkshire, RG17 9UX
Dr BB Letham & Partners4.13 miles
Eastfield House Surgery, 6 St Johns Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7LW
Falkland Surgery4.60 miles
Monks Lane, Newbury, Berks, RG14 7DF
Thatcham Medical Practice5.85 miles
The Thatcham Health Centre, 3 Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
Dr P Hetherington & Partners6.03 miles
The Hungerford Surgery, The Croft, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0HY
Dr C West and Partners6.20 miles
The Surgery, Trade Street, Woolton Hill, Nr Newbury Berks, RG20 9UL
Dr P M Robertson & Partners6.80 miles
Burdwood Surgery, Wheelers Green Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4YF
Dr Powell Hb & Partners7.53 miles
The Surgery, Bockhampton Road, Lambourn, Newbury, RG17 8PS
The Downland Practice at Compton7.70 miles
The Surgery, High Street, Compton, Newbury Berks, RG20 6NJ
Ramsbury Surgery9.03 miles
Ramsbury Surgery, Whittonditch Road, Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2QT
Chapel Row Surgery9.26 miles
The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 6NS
Kingsclere Medical Practice9.94 miles
Kingsclere Health Centre, North Street, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 5QX
Old School House Surgery10.52 miles
Old School House Surgery, Church Street, Great Bedwyn Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3PF
Hospital
West Berkshire Community Hospital4.66 miles
London Road,, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AS
Wantage Community Hospital10.34 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Didcot Community Hospital12.45 miles
Wantage Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0AG
Savernake Hospital13.93 miles
General Hospital, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3HL
Wallingford Community Hospital15.27 miles
Reading Road, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DU
Prospect Park Hospital15.92 miles
Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EJ
Parklands Hospital16.05 miles
Aldermaston Road,, RG24 9RH
Abingdon Community Hospital16.18 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
The Great Western Hospital16.21 miles
Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital16.24 miles
Aldermaston Road, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NA
Andover War Memorial Hospital16.32 miles
Charlton Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3LB
The Berkshire Independent Hospital17.05 miles
Swallowscroft, Wensley Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6UZ
Spire Dunedin Hospital17.13 miles
16 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NS
CircleReading hospital17.59 miles
CircleReading, 100 Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0NE
BMI The Ridgeway Hospital18.23 miles
Moormead Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9DD
Royal Berkshire Hospital18.34 miles
London Road, Craven Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5AN
Pharmacy
Downland Pharmacy3.44 miles
The Downland Pharmacy, East Lane, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8UY
Day Lewis Plc3.60 miles
12 The Broadway, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1BA
Superdrug Pharmacy3.68 miles
81-82 Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1AE
Boots3.72 miles
4 - 5 Northbrook Street, Newbury, RG14 1DJ
Boots3.93 miles
82-83 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5EF
Sainsburys Pharmacy4.07 miles
Sainsburys Store, Hectors Way, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5AB
Wash Common Pharmacy4.60 miles
Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7RW
Boots4.84 miles
Unit 10 Newbury Retail Park, Pinchington Lane, Newbury, RG14 7HU
Tesco Pharmacy4.85 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Pinchington Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7HB
Boots5.85 miles
Thatcham Health Centre, Bath Road, Thatcham, RG18 3HD
Boots5.89 miles
125 High Street, Hungerford, RG17 0DL
Lloydspharmacy5.90 miles
3-5 Crown Mead, Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3JW
Lloydspharmacy6.12 miles
7 Kingsland Centre, The Broadway, Thatcham, Berks, RG19 3HN
Lloydspharmacy6.61 miles
Unit 2 Burdwood Centre, Station Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4YA
Broadway Pharmacy7.80 miles
Broadway Pharmacy, Broadway, Lambourn, Berkshire, RG17 8XY
Kingsclere Pharmacy10.04 miles
Swan Street, Kingsclere, Nr Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 5PP
Leisure
Park
NORTH WESSEX DOWNS1.87 miles
SNELSMORE COMMON1.98 miles
DONNINGTON GROVE (Grade II Listed)2.52 miles
BENHAM PARK (Grade II Listed)2.70 miles
HAMSTEAD MARSHALL PARK (Grade II Listed)3.27 miles
SHAW HOUSE (Grade II Listed)3.59 miles
THATCHAM REED BEDS5.33 miles
SANDLEFORD PRIORY (Grade II Listed)5.39 miles
HERBERT PLANTATION6.47 miles
INKPEN HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)6.56 miles
HIGHCLERE PARK (Grade I Listed)7.62 miles
LITTLECOTE HOUSE (Grade II Listed)8.06 miles
ASHFORD HILL10.21 miles
WASING PLACE (Grade II Listed)10.31 miles
RAMSBURY MANOR (Grade II Listed)10.71 miles
ALDERMASTON COURT (Grade II Listed)11.16 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis Chievely Village Stores3.29 miles
High St, Chievely, RG20 8UR
M&S Chieveley Moto Simply Food3.33 miles
Junction 13 M4 - A34, Thatcham, RG18 9XX
Waitrose Newbury3.35 miles
Oxford Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1NB
SPAR Great Shefford3.53 miles
Spar Store, The Mead, West Berkshire, RG17 7DB
ALDI London Road3.64 miles
Newbury, RG14 1LA
M&S Newbury3.72 miles
22 Northbrook Street, Newbury, RG14 1DJ
Tesco Newbury (Metro)3.73 miles
17-19 Northbrook St, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1DJ
Shaw Premier Stores3.77 miles
91-93 Shaw Road, Newbury Berks RG14 1HH
Iceland Newbury3.84 miles
15 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5LL
Lidl Newbury3.89 miles
121a London Road, Newbury, RG14 2BX
Sainsbury's Newbury4.07 miles
Hectors Way, Newbury, RG14 5AB
St Johns Post Office4.07 miles
1 Andover Road, Newbury Berkshire RG14 6LR
Londis Corner Stores & P.O4.12 miles
1 High Street, Reading, RG17 9TJ
Tesco Newbury (Superstore)4.18 miles
London Rd, West Berkshire, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2BP
M&S Swanbridge Newbury Bp4.27 miles
256 London Rd, Newbury, RG14 2BS
Costcutter Hermitage4.35 miles
Faircross, Hermitage, Berkshire, RG18 9TL
Transport
Airport
London Oxford Airport27.21 miles
Southampton Airport33.96 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 538.63 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 339.78 miles
London Heathrow Airport40.16 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 140.21 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 240.23 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 440.34 miles
Bus Stop
St Andrews Church (S)0.01 miles
St Andrews Church (NE)0.01 miles
The Rectory (E)0.16 miles
The Rectory (W)0.16 miles
The Bell Inn PH (SE)0.33 miles
The Bell Inn PH (NW)0.34 miles
Wyfield Manor Farm Turn (S)0.67 miles
Wyfield Manor Farm Turn (N)0.69 miles
Rood Hill (NW)0.81 miles
Rood Hill (SE)0.82 miles
Mud Hall Cottage (E)0.86 miles
Mud Hall Cottage (W)0.86 miles
Coomesbury Lane (SE)1.25 miles
Coomesbury Lane (NW)1.26 miles
St James Church (E)1.37 miles
St James Church (W)1.37 miles
Ferry Port
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal37.73 miles
Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal37.82 miles
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal39.45 miles
Shepperton Ferry Landing40.16 miles
Weybridge Ferry Landing40.19 miles
Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing40.45 miles
Warsash Ferry Landing40.65 miles
Portsmouth Continental Ferry Terminal45.39 miles
Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier46.11 miles
Gosport Ferry Terminal46.15 miles
Portsmouth IOW Car Ferry Terminal46.41 miles
Southsea Hoverport47.00 miles
West Cowes Ferry Terminal 47.08 miles
Eastney Ferry Landing47.14 miles
East Cowes Ferry Terminal47.33 miles
West Cowes Floating Bridge47.39 miles
Railway Station
Kintbury Rail Station3.79 miles
Newbury Rail Station4.03 miles
Newbury Racecourse Rail Station4.44 miles
Hungerford Rail Station5.82 miles
Thatcham Rail Station6.92 miles
Midgham Rail Station9.44 miles
Bedwyn Rail Station10.19 miles
Aldermaston Rail Station10.98 miles
Goring & Streatley Rail Station12.14 miles
Pangbourne Rail Station13.00 miles
Cholsey Rail Station13.18 miles
Didcot Parkway Rail Station13.19 miles
Theale Rail Station13.33 miles
Overton Rail Station14.02 miles
Whitchurch (Hants) Rail Station14.24 miles
Appleford Rail Station14.99 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (RG20 8DP)
Number of Properties in Catchment39
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)2
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)4
Property Sales
SHEPHERDS HILL HOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DX		£1,500,000
2024-11-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2022-05-26   £1,375,000
COOMBESBURY FARM BARNS (3)
OWNHAM
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DE		£660,000
2025-01-30
terraced
freehold
Sold 2021-03-31   £595,000
BROOK COTTAGE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DP		£745,000
2024-08-22
detached
freehold
TORVAN, WINTERBOURNE ROAD
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DR		£575,000
2024-06-17
detached
freehold
96, WINTERBOURNE ROAD
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DT		£2,235,000
2024-01-10
detached
freehold
MILLBOURNE HOUSE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£960,000
2023-07-07
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-01-29   £850,000
7, SHEPHERDS HILL
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DU		£537,500
2023-03-09
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2017-07-21   £370,000
PARSONS CROFT
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£660,000
2022-12-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
WESTBROOK OLD MANOR
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£2,375,000
2022-08-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2012-05-04   £1,100,000
HILLSIDE, WINTERBOURNE ROAD
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DR		£746,000
2022-07-14
semidetached
freehold
HOLLY COTTAGE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DP		£500,000
2021-11-12
detached
freehold
RIVER MEAD
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£905,000
2021-06-01
detached
freehold
Sold 2014-06-27   £692,000
HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DP		£766,000
2020-10-09
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-10-31   £705,000
5, SHEPHERDS HILL
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DU		£370,576
2020-07-07
semidetached
freehold
MANOR COTTAGE
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DN		£725,000
2020-02-24
detached
freehold
HILL HOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DX		£900,000
2020-02-24
detached
freehold
WESTBROOK HOUSE
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£2,075,000
2019-10-10
detached
freehold
POOKS MEADOW
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£525,000
2018-09-28
detached
freehold
THE OLD RECTORY, WINTERBOURNE ROAD
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DR		£2,075,000
2018-09-28
otherPropertyType
freehold
WILLOWS
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DN		£1,675,000
2018-09-26
detached
freehold
6, SHEPHERDS HILL
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DU		£425,000
2018-08-15
semidetached
freehold
1, SHEPHERDS HILL
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DU		£355,000
2018-06-04
semidetached
freehold
GUMMIDGE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DP		£750,000
2017-12-22
detached
freehold
PADDOCK BARNS
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£1,050,000
2017-10-06
detached
freehold
STONEY HILL
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£700,000
2016-07-08
detached
freehold
LITTLE THATCH
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DP		£640,000
2016-04-14
detached
freehold
PRIMROSE COTTAGE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£650,000
2016-04-07
detached
freehold
BERRY COTTAGE
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£800,000
2016-03-18
detached
freehold
BIRCH COTTAGE
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£425,000
2016-02-12
semidetached
freehold
BARGATE HOUSE
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£889,000
2016-01-28
detached
freehold
CATBELLS COTTAGE, SCHOOL LANE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DX		£449,000
2015-12-04
semidetached
freehold
COBHAM HOUSE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£890,000
2015-12-04
detached (New)
freehold
SUNNYBRAE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£832,500
2015-10-23
detached
freehold
87, SCHOOL LANE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DX		£420,000
2015-09-29
semidetached
freehold
HOLDWAYS
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£560,000
2015-09-29
detached
freehold
BELMONT, SCHOOL LANE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DX		£500,000
2015-09-18
detached
freehold
PIPPIN COTTAGE
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£425,000
2015-07-13
semidetached
freehold
THE MALTING
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DN		£625,000
2015-06-08
detached
freehold
BRIDGE COTTAGE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£565,000
2015-01-29
detached
freehold
THATCHERS
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£720,000
2014-11-14
detached
freehold
VILLAGE HALL
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DH		£351,000
2014-07-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
SPRINGWOOD HOUSE, SCHOOL LANE
BOXFORD
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DX		£550,000
2013-11-18
detached
freehold
MANOR BARN
WESTBROOK
NEWBURY
WEST BERKSHIRE
RG20 8DJ		£867,500
2012-12-21
detached
freehold
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