Area Info for Culham (Oxfordshire)

Overview of Culham, Oxfordshire

Culham is a small village located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It is situated near the River Thames and is part of the civil parish of Abingdon. The village is best known for its association with science and technology, particularly the Culham Science Centre, which hosts the UK Atomic Energy Authority and other research organisations.

Culham Science Centre

The Culham Science Centre is a prominent feature of the area, specialising in nuclear fusion research and other advanced scientific projects. It is home to the Joint European Torus (JET), which is one of the world's largest nuclear fusion experiments. The centre plays a significant role in the UK's scientific research and innovation efforts.

Transport and Accessibility

Culham is accessible via road and is close to the A415 road, providing connections to nearby towns such as Abingdon and Oxford. The village is also served by the Culham railway station, which offers rail links to Oxford and Didcot, facilitating commuting and travel.

Local Amenities and Community

While Culham is a small village, it benefits from proximity to larger towns that provide amenities such as shops, schools, and healthcare facilities. The community is primarily residential, with a mix of historic and modern housing.

Historical Context

Culham has a history that dates back several centuries, with some buildings and structures reflecting its traditional rural character. Over time, the village has become more associated with scientific research due to the development of the Culham Science Centre.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Europa School Uk0.12 miles
Thame Lane, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ
Culham Parochial Church of England School0.44 miles
High Street, Culham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4NB
Thameside Primary School1.42 miles
Cotman Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5NL
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School1.43 miles
Radley Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3PP
Thomas Reade Primary School1.45 miles
Radley Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3RR
Kingfisher School1.45 miles
Radley Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3RR
Our Lady's Abingdon1.49 miles
Radley Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3PS
Caldecott Primary School1.59 miles
Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5HB
Carswell Community Primary School1.61 miles
Bostock Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DP
Abingdon School1.66 miles
Park Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1DE
Rush Common School1.67 miles
Hendred Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2AW
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon1.73 miles
Boxhill Walk, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1HB
The Unicorn School1.81 miles
20 Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AA
John Mason School1.85 miles
Wootton Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JB
Dunmore Primary School1.93 miles
Northcourt Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1NR
Sutton Courtenay CofE Primary School1.98 miles
Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4DA
Health
Clinic
Ridgeway Oxford City And South Oxfordshire Domiciliary Care Agency1.21 miles
The Abbey Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3GD
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Abingdon1.35 miles
6 Bury Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QY
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Abingdon1.42 miles
Unit 16, Abbey Shopping Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QT
Peachcroft Christian Centre1.99 miles
Lindsay Drive, Peachcroft, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2RT
Oak Tree Health Centre2.97 miles
Tyne Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GD
Didcot Health Centre3.48 miles
Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Didcot3.53 miles
17 Orchard Street, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7LG
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Didcot3.53 miles
172A The Broadway, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 8RZ
Central Pharmacy Unit Oxford3.56 miles
Unit 42-44, Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5RP
Littlemore Mental Health Centre4.43 miles
Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XN
Evenlode Clinic4.43 miles
Oxford Clinic, Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XN
Cancer Partners UK Sandford Medical Centre5.03 miles
Peters Way, Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6LB
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Cowley5.53 miles
119 Pound Way, Templars Square Shopping Centre, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3YA
Cornwallis House Oxford5.61 miles
Cornwallis Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3NH
Oxford Fertility Unit (Ofu) - Oxford5.85 miles
Institute Of Reproductive Sciences, Oxford Business Park North, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2HW
Talkingspace6.38 miles
Oxbridge Court, Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0ES
GP
Dr P S Buttar And Partners1.41 miles
The Abingdon Surgery, 65 Stert Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3LB
The Malthouse Surgery�1.45 miles
The Malthouse Surgery, The Charter, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3JY
Marcham Road Health Centre2.03 miles
Family Health Centre, Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1BT
Clifton Hampden Surgery2.17 miles
Clifton Hampden Surgery, Watery Lane, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3EL
Dr E A Allan And Partners2.29 miles
Long Furlong Medical Centre, 45 Loyd Close, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1XR
The Oak Tree Partnership2.97 miles
Oak Tree Health Centre, Tyne Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GD
Didcot Health Centre3.48 miles
Didcot Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Fane Drive Health Centre3.63 miles
The Health Centre, Fane Drive, Berinsfield, Wallingford Oxon, OX10 7NE
Woodlands Medical Centre3.64 miles
Dr B J Batty and Partners, Woodlands Medical Centre, Woodlands Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0BB
Wootton branch - Botley Medical Centre4.21 miles
11b Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Nr. Abingdon, Oxford, OX13 6DN
Kennington Health Centre4.30 miles
Dr Hall and Partners, 200 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PY
The Leys Health Centre5.03 miles
The Leys Health Centre, Dunnock Way, Oxford, OX4 7EX
Dr EHT Lumsden & Partners5.59 miles
The Village Hall, Appleton, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5JS
Donnington Medical Practice5.60 miles
Donnington Health Centre, 1 Henley Avenue, Oxford, Oxford, OX4 4DH
Dr Wooding and Partners5.74 miles
South Oxford Health Centre, Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP
Temple Cowley Health Centre5.80 miles
Temple Cowley Health Centre, Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2HL
Hospital
Abingdon Community Hospital2.01 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
Didcot Community Hospital3.58 miles
Wantage Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0AG
Warneford Hospital6.74 miles
Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX
Churchill Hospital6.79 miles
Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE
Wallingford Community Hospital7.09 miles
Reading Road, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DU
Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford7.45 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
John Radcliffe Hospital7.64 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
Wantage Community Hospital8.19 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Witney Community Hospital13.36 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ
Thame Community Hospital13.88 miles
East Street, Thame, OX9 3JT
Wykeham Park Day Hospital13.88 miles
Community Hospital Site, East Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3JT
Townlands Community Hospital17.09 miles
York Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2EB
Bicester Community Hospital17.20 miles
Piggy Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6HT
West Berkshire Community Hospital17.34 miles
London Road,, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AS
Prospect Park Hospital17.79 miles
Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EJ
Spire Dunedin Hospital18.47 miles
16 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NS
Pharmacy
Reynolds Way Pharmacy1.30 miles
7 Reynolds Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxford, OX14 5JT
Smiths Chemist1.37 miles
21-23 High Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5BQ
Lloydspharmacy1.42 miles
19 Bury Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QT
Boots1.42 miles
27 Bury Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QT
Consult Pharmacy1.75 miles
11 Spring Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AH
Lloydspharmacy1.97 miles
7 Peachcroft Shopping Ctr, Peachcroft Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2NA
In-Store Pharmacy2.24 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1TU
Apollo Pharmacy2.91 miles
Unit 5A, Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RR
Boots3.09 miles
5 Lostock Place, Ladygrove, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7XT
Lloydspharmacy3.48 miles
Didcot Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Sainsbury's Pharmacy3.49 miles
Central Drive, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7ND
Boots3.55 miles
130b Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RG
Berinsfield Pharmacy3.63 miles
Berinsfield Health Centre, Fane Drive, Berinsfield, Oxfordshire, OX10 7NE
Lloydspharmacy3.64 miles
Woodlands Medical Centre, Woodlands Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0BB
Tesco Stores Limited3.91 miles
Tesco Stores, Wallingford Road, North Moreton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 9BZ
Wootton Pharmacy4.21 miles
7 Besselsleigh Road, Wootton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6DN
Leisure
Park
SUTTON COURTENAY MANOR (Grade II Listed)1.06 miles
ABBEY FISHPONDS1.54 miles
ALBERT PARK, ABINGDON (Grade II Listed)1.68 miles
NUNEHAM COURTENAY (Grade I Listed)2.26 miles
COTHILL4.14 miles
MOWBRAY FIELDS4.31 miles
THE RIDGEWAY5.56 miles
GARSINGTON MANOR (Grade II* Listed)5.86 miles
ASCOTT PARK (Grade II Listed)6.31 miles
CHRIST CHURCH (Grade I Listed)6.38 miles
CORPUS CHRISTI (Grade II Listed)6.53 miles
MERTON COLLEGE (Grade II Listed)6.55 miles
OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN (Grade I Listed)6.56 miles
MAGDALEN COLLEGE (Grade I Listed)6.75 miles
NEW COLLEGE (Grade I Listed)6.76 miles
LYE VALLEY6.80 miles
Shop
Groceries
Reynolds Supermarket1.30 miles
13 Reynolds Way, Abingdon, Oxford OX14 5JT
Co-op Abingdon1.34 miles
Abingdon, OX14 5BL
Waitrose Abingdon1.37 miles
Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3HL
Londis, Abingdon1.44 miles
60 Vineyard, Abingdon, OX14 3PB
Tesco Abingdon (Express)1.63 miles
15 Oxford Road., Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2ED
Co-op Abingdon1.92 miles
Northcourt Road, Abingdon, OX14 1PJ
Budgens Abingdon1.96 miles
13 Peachcroft Shopping Centre, Peachcroft Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 2RR
Tesco Abingdon (Express)1.99 miles
Fitzharris Arms, Wootton Rd, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JH
Costcutter Sutton Courtenay2.02 miles
8 Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4BY
SPAR Euro Garages - Marcham Road2.03 miles
Spar Store, Marcham Road, Oxfordshire, OX14 1BT
Tesco Abingdon (Extra)2.22 miles
Marcham Rd, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1TU
Londis2.78 miles
Unit 5a & 5b Milton Park, Oxford, OX14 4RR
Costcutter Abingdon2.80 miles
Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6HA
M&S Milton Heights Belfast Bp3.08 miles
Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4TX
Co-op Didcot3.08 miles
Mersey Way, OX11 7PS
SPAR Didcot3.22 miles
Spar Store, Didcot Station, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NR
Transport
Airport
London Oxford Airport12.40 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 535.56 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 336.67 miles
London Heathrow Airport36.90 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 136.99 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 237.09 miles
Southampton Airport48.97 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport50.00 miles
Bus Stop
European School (E)0.13 miles
European School (W)0.14 miles
The Glebe (W)0.42 miles
The Glebe (E)0.45 miles
The Green (E)0.60 miles
The Green (W)0.62 miles
Appleford Road (W)0.77 miles
Appleford Road (E)0.77 miles
Church Street (NE)0.96 miles
Church Street (SW)0.97 miles
Culham Rail Station ()1.03 miles
Culham Rail Station ()1.05 miles
Culham Rail Station ()1.06 miles
Wilsham Road (N)1.09 miles
Lely Court (NE)1.17 miles
Audlett Drive West (W)1.21 miles
Ferry Port
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal52.93 miles
Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal53.01 miles
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal54.61 miles
Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing55.21 miles
Warsash Ferry Landing55.39 miles
West Cowes Ferry Terminal 61.78 miles
East Cowes Ferry Terminal62.00 miles
West Cowes Floating Bridge62.07 miles
East Cowes Floating Bridge62.12 miles
Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal63.86 miles
Railway Station
Culham Rail Station1.05 miles
Appleford Rail Station1.39 miles
Radley Rail Station2.24 miles
Didcot Parkway Rail Station3.22 miles
Oxford Rail Station6.73 miles
Cholsey Rail Station7.40 miles
Oxford Parkway Rail Station10.23 miles
Goring & Streatley Rail Station10.80 miles
Islip Rail Station11.75 miles
Hanborough Rail Station12.63 miles
Combe (Oxon) Rail Station13.46 miles
Pangbourne Rail Station13.88 miles
Tackley Rail Station15.62 miles
Haddenham & Thame Parkway Rail Station15.77 miles
Tilehurst Rail Station16.16 miles
Finstock Rail Station16.25 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (OX14 3D*)
Number of Properties in Catchment190
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
1, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£540,000
2025-08-21
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2020-06-03   £415,250
6, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£560,000
2025-08-18
detached
freehold
2, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£860,000
2025-08-15
detached
freehold
Sold 2021-03-11   £740,000
1 (ANNEXE), THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£415,000
2024-09-06
semidetached
freehold
10, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£810,000
2024-08-28
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-10-25   £485,000
13, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£450,000
2024-06-28
semidetached
freehold
16, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£847,500
2023-07-04
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2013-08-22   £500,000
2, TOLLGATE ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NL		£830,000
2023-06-28
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-03-10   £435,000
CULHAM CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£380,000
2023-03-31
otherPropertyType
freehold
8, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£990,000
2023-03-01
detached
freehold
8, TOLLGATE ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NL		£670,000
2023-02-14
detached
freehold
WARREN FARM, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DT		£1,600,000
2023-01-24
semidetached
freehold
SAGE COTTAGE, 14, TOLLGATE ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NE		£650,000
2022-10-24
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-10-25   £370,000
WARREN COTTAGE, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DT		£995,000
2022-09-02
detached
freehold
25, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£375,000
2022-05-11
semidetached
freehold
20, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£660,000
2022-05-04
detached
freehold
Sold 2018-05-31   £413,000
2, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£380,000
2021-12-16
terraced
freehold
Sold 2015-06-29   £260,000
5, TOLLGATE ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NL		£622,000
2021-09-30
detached
freehold
5, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£499,950
2021-05-12
semidetached
freehold
KERRERA, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£585,000
2019-10-29
detached
freehold
18, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£575,000
2019-10-18
detached
freehold
1, TOLLGATE ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NL		£580,000
2019-09-26
detached
freehold
Sold 2015-11-19   £525,000
4, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£485,000
2019-05-10
semidetached
freehold
8, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£450,000
2018-10-04
semidetached
freehold
18, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£490,000
2018-02-08
semidetached
freehold
21, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£650,000
2018-02-08
detached
freehold
12, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£350,000
2017-11-24
semidetached
freehold
1, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£780,000
2017-05-12
otherPropertyType
freehold
17, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£521,000
2017-04-21
semidetached
freehold
BAYTREE HOUSE, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£1,005,000
2017-03-24
detached
freehold
18, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£470,000
2017-02-17
semidetached
freehold
4, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£685,000
2016-11-30
detached
freehold
9, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£307,000
2016-09-16
semidetached
freehold
12, THAME LANE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3DS		£490,000
2015-09-25
semidetached
freehold
WAGGON u0026 HORSES, ABINGDON ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 3BW		£300,000
2015-03-31
otherPropertyType
freehold
11, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£420,000
2013-10-24
detached
freehold
9, TOLLGATE ROAD
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NL		£360,000
2012-11-14
semidetached
freehold
9, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£210,000
2012-11-09
semidetached
freehold
16, HIGH STREET
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4NB		£285,000
2012-06-07
semidetached
freehold
10, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£250,000
2012-05-04
semidetached
freehold
23, THE GLEBE
CULHAM
ABINGDON
OXFORDSHIRE
OX14 4ND		£247,000
2011-09-30
semidetached
freehold
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