Area Info for Wantage (Oxfordshire)

Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK

Wantage is a historic market town located in Oxfordshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles south of Oxford and 15 miles north of Reading. The town is known for its rich history, vibrant community, and scenic surroundings.

History

Wantage has a long history dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period. It was originally known as "Wanget" and has been a settlement since at least the 7th century. The town grew significantly during the medieval period, primarily as a market town. It was granted a market charter in the 13th century, which contributed to its development as a local trading hub.

Notable Landmarks

One of the most notable landmarks in Wantage is the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, a historic church with origins dating back to the 12th century. The town is also home to the Wantage Market Place, which hosts regular markets and community events. Additionally, nearby are the historic Wantage Manor and the Vale and Downland Museum, which offers insights into the local history.

Economy and Community

Wantage has a diverse local economy with retail, services, and small businesses playing significant roles. The town hosts various annual events, markets, and festivals that foster a strong sense of community. It also benefits from its proximity to the Cotswolds and the Chiltern Hills, making it a popular location for visitors seeking scenic countryside.

Transport

The town is well-connected by road, with the A417 and A338 nearby. Wantage is served by Wantage & Grove railway station, providing rail links to Oxford, Swindon, and other destinations. Bus services also connect Wantage to surrounding towns and villages.

Education and Amenities

Wantage offers a range of educational facilities, including primary and secondary schools. The town centre provides various shops, cafes, pubs, and recreational facilities. There are also parks and open spaces for outdoor activities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Wantage Church of England Primary School0.00 miles
Newbury Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8DJ
King Alfred's0.18 miles
Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BY
Stockham Primary School0.68 miles
Stockham Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9HL
Charlton Primary School0.81 miles
Charlton Village Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7HG
Fitzwaryn School0.84 miles
Denchworth Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET
St Nicholas CofE Primary School1.26 miles
Sarajac Avenue, East Challow, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9RY
Millbrook Primary School1.74 miles
School Lane, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LB
Grove Church of England School1.93 miles
North Drive, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7PW
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School2.49 miles
West Street, Childrey, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9UL
St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney3.39 miles
The Causeway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 0JN
The Hendreds Church of England School3.62 miles
Ford Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8JX
St Amand's Catholic Primary School3.89 miles
St Mary`s Road, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8LF
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Steventon4.94 miles
The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6SQ
Stanford in the Vale Church of England Primary School4.97 miles
High Street, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8LH
Chilton County Primary School5.39 miles
Downside, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0PQ
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School5.44 miles
Common Lane, Brightwalton, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7BN
Health
Clinic
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Wantage0.21 miles
4 Post Office Vaults, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8AT
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Wantage0.28 miles
1A Grove Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AB
Wantage Health Centre0.92 miles
Mably Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
Wantage Health Centre0.92 miles
Mably Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
Didcot Health Centre7.78 miles
Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Didcot7.88 miles
172A The Broadway, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 8RZ
Faringdon Health Centre8.04 miles
Volunteer Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YU
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Didcot8.15 miles
17 Orchard Street, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7LG
Oak Tree Health Centre8.19 miles
Tyne Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GD
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Abingdon8.50 miles
6 Bury Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QY
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Abingdon8.51 miles
Unit 16, Abbey Shopping Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QT
Ridgeway Oxford City And South Oxfordshire Domiciliary Care Agency8.97 miles
The Abbey Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3GD
Peachcroft Christian Centre9.65 miles
Lindsay Drive, Peachcroft, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2RT
Central Pharmacy Unit Oxford11.60 miles
Unit 42-44, Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 5RP
Littlemore Mental Health Centre12.40 miles
Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XN
Evenlode Clinic12.40 miles
Oxford Clinic, Sandford Road, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4XN
GP
Dr J Robinson And Partners0.92 miles
Newbury Street Practice, The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage Oxon, OX12 9BN
Church Street Practice Wantage0.92 miles
Church Street Practice, The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage Oxon, OX12 9BN
The Grove Medical Centre1.66 miles
The Grove Medical Centre, 3 Vale Avenue, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LU
Dr Powell Hb & Partners7.08 miles
The Surgery, Bockhampton Road, Lambourn, Newbury, RG17 8PS
Woodlands Medical Centre7.27 miles
Dr B J Batty and Partners, Woodlands Medical Centre, Woodlands Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0BB
Didcot Health Centre7.78 miles
Didcot Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Marcham Road Health Centre7.85 miles
Family Health Centre, Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1BT
Dr A Douglas And Partner8.04 miles
The White Horse Medical Practice, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, SN7 7YU
The Fern Hill Practice8.04 miles
The Fern Hill Practice, Volunteer Way, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7YU
The Oak Tree Partnership8.19 miles
Oak Tree Health Centre, Tyne Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GD
Blewbury Branch Surgery8.22 miles
The Village Hall, Blewbury, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 9QQ
The Malthouse Surgery�8.56 miles
The Malthouse Surgery, The Charter, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3JY
Dr P S Buttar And Partners8.60 miles
The Abingdon Surgery, 65 Stert Street, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3LB
The Downland Practice at Compton8.84 miles
The Surgery, High Street, Compton, Newbury Berks, RG20 6NJ
Dr EHT Lumsden & Partners8.92 miles
The Village Hall, Appleton, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5JS
Dr E A Allan And Partners9.60 miles
Long Furlong Medical Centre, 45 Loyd Close, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1XR
Hospital
Wantage Community Hospital0.43 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Didcot Community Hospital7.23 miles
Wantage Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0AG
Abingdon Community Hospital7.90 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
Wallingford Community Hospital12.78 miles
Reading Road, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DU
The Great Western Hospital13.38 miles
Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB
West Berkshire Community Hospital13.66 miles
London Road,, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AS
Witney Community Hospital14.22 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ
Warneford Hospital14.37 miles
Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX
Churchill Hospital14.54 miles
Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE
Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford15.07 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
John Radcliffe Hospital15.16 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
BMI The Ridgeway Hospital16.03 miles
Moormead Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9DD
Savernake Hospital16.80 miles
General Hospital, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3HL
Fairford Hospital17.32 miles
The Croft,, GL7 4BB
Prospect Park Hospital20.03 miles
Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EJ
Spire Dunedin Hospital21.06 miles
16 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NS
Pharmacy
Boots0.24 miles
50-51 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AW
Cleggs Pharmacy0.34 miles
Unit 3, Kings Walk, Limborough Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9AJ
Lloydspharmacy0.92 miles
The New Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
Bretts Pharmacy1.67 miles
11-12 Millbrook Square, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7JZ
Apollo Pharmacy5.99 miles
Unit 5A, Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RR
Broadway Pharmacy6.91 miles
Broadway Pharmacy, Broadway, Lambourn, Berkshire, RG17 8XY
Lloydspharmacy7.27 miles
Woodlands Medical Centre, Woodlands Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0BB
In-Store Pharmacy7.54 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1TU
Lloydspharmacy7.78 miles
Didcot Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Reynolds Way Pharmacy7.95 miles
7 Reynolds Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Oxford, OX14 5JT
Consult Pharmacy8.10 miles
11 Spring Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AH
Boots8.10 miles
130b Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RG
Sainsbury's Pharmacy8.18 miles
Central Drive, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7ND
Faringdon Pharmacy8.35 miles
28a London Street, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7AA
Boots8.39 miles
5 Lostock Place, Ladygrove, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7XT
Boots8.44 miles
17 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7HP
Leisure
Park
PUSEY HOUSE (Grade II Listed)6.18 miles
HINTON MANOR (Grade II Listed)7.26 miles
COMPTON BEAUCHAMP (Grade II Listed)7.39 miles
BUCKLAND HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)7.52 miles
SUTTON COURTENAY MANOR (Grade II Listed)7.60 miles
MOWBRAY FIELDS7.78 miles
ASHDOWN HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)7.99 miles
CHIMNEY MEADOWS8.25 miles
ALBERT PARK, ABINGDON (Grade II Listed)8.36 miles
COTHILL8.39 miles
GREAT COXWELL8.79 miles
ABBEY FISHPONDS9.55 miles
TUCKMILL MEADOWS9.93 miles
NORTH WESSEX DOWNS10.13 miles
BUSCOT (Grade II* Listed)10.79 miles
NUNEHAM COURTENAY (Grade I Listed)10.87 miles
Shop
Groceries
Costcutter Wantage0.20 miles
18 Wallingford Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 8AX
Sainsbury's Wantage0.31 miles
Limborough Road, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Barnards Store & Post Office0.83 miles
12 Barnards Way, Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7EB
Co-op Wantage1.53 miles
Grove, OX12 0PT
Grove Convenience Store1.53 miles
4-5 Savile Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0PT
Tesco Wantage (Express)1.69 miles
16 Millbrook Square, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7JZ
Londis Bellinger Service Station2.40 miles
Station Road, Wantage, OX12 0DH
Co-op Faringdon4.95 miles
Stanford, SN7 8NH
Co-op Abingdon5.26 miles
Steventon, OX13 6RS
SPAR Chilton5.56 miles
Spar Store, A34 Newbury Road, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RW
Uffington Stores5.73 miles
White Horse, Uffington, Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7SE
M&S Milton Heights Belfast Bp5.88 miles
Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4TX
Londis6.20 miles
Unit 5a & 5b Milton Park, Oxford, OX14 4RR
Budgens Frilford6.43 miles
Frilford Service Station, Marcham Road, Frilford, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 6QL
Costcutter Sutton Courtenay6.81 miles
8 Bradstocks Way, Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, OX14 4BY
Co-op Didcot7.38 miles
Petrol Georgetown, OX11 0BT
Transport
Airport
London Oxford Airport17.77 miles
Southampton Airport43.98 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport54.10 miles
Bus Stop
King Alfreds School (E)0.15 miles
Newbury Street (N)0.18 miles
Market Place (W)0.21 miles
Market Place (W)0.22 miles
Ormond Road (NE)0.26 miles
Ormond Road DEL (SW)0.26 miles
Seesen Way (NW)0.28 miles
Seesen Way (SE)0.29 miles
Community Hospital (W)0.40 miles
Community Hospital (E)0.40 miles
Humber Close (S)0.42 miles
Humber Close (N)0.42 miles
Mill Street (NW)0.42 miles
Mill Street (SE)0.42 miles
Springfield Road (N)0.43 miles
Ham Road (S)0.45 miles
Ferry Port
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal47.67 miles
Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal47.76 miles
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal49.40 miles
Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing50.51 miles
Warsash Ferry Landing50.72 miles
West Cowes Ferry Terminal 57.14 miles
Lymington Pier Ferry Terminal57.39 miles
East Cowes Ferry Terminal57.40 miles
West Cowes Floating Bridge57.46 miles
East Cowes Floating Bridge57.52 miles
Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal60.83 miles
Railway Station
Didcot Parkway Rail Station8.04 miles
Appleford Rail Station8.72 miles
Culham Rail Station9.39 miles
Radley Rail Station10.56 miles
Cholsey Rail Station11.54 miles
Hungerford Rail Station12.36 miles
Kintbury Rail Station12.67 miles
Goring & Streatley Rail Station13.33 miles
Oxford Rail Station13.39 miles
Newbury Rail Station13.71 miles
Newbury Racecourse Rail Station13.88 miles
Thatcham Rail Station15.40 miles
Swindon Rail Station15.51 miles
Pangbourne Rail Station15.98 miles
Bedwyn Rail Station16.05 miles
Oxford Parkway Rail Station16.43 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (OX12 8D*)
Number of Properties in Catchment383
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
THE WOOLPACK, 16 (APARTMENT 3), CHURCH STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8BL		£249,950
2025-09-12
flatmaisonette
leasehold
SADDLINGS, TRINDER ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EE		£640,000
2025-09-05
detached
freehold
FLEUR DE LIS, 15 (APARTMENT 17), CHURCH STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GE		£260,000
2025-09-05
flatmaisonette
leasehold
6, CHANDLERS CLOSE

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EW		£287,500
2025-08-29
terraced
freehold
29, PRIORY ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9DD		£635,000
2025-08-29
detached
freehold
39, ALFREDSTON PLACE

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8DL		£150,000
2025-08-29
flatmaisonette
leasehold
9, STIRLINGS ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 7BB		£280,000
2025-08-26
terraced
freehold
16, WOODLANDS BROOK

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8FS		£875,000
2025-07-30
detached
freehold
FLEUR DE LIS, 15 (APARTMENT 1), CHURCH STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GE		£170,000
2025-07-25
flatmaisonette
leasehold
20, MARY SHUNN WAY

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GN		£385,000
2025-07-25
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2025-07-22   £395,000
26, MARY SHUNN WAY

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GN		£557,500
2025-07-24
detached
freehold
11, PORTWAY

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9BU		£500,000
2025-07-07
semidetached
freehold
5, ST KATHERINES

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GA		£385,000
2025-07-03
semidetached
freehold
FLEUR DE LIS, 15 (APARTMENT 7), CHURCH STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GE		£320,000
2025-06-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
GARAGE 12, LARKDOWN

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8HF		£16,000
2025-04-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
13, LARKDOWN

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8HE		£375,000
2025-03-31
semidetached
freehold
KINGS WALK (FLAT 3), LIMBOROUGH ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9RE		£195,000
2025-03-24
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2025-03-20   £195,000
78, ORCHARD WAY

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EB		£280,000
2025-06-06
semidetached
freehold
3 (FLAT 5), NEWBURY STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8BU		£105,000
2025-06-05
flatmaisonette
leasehold
BECKETT HOUSE (6), WALLINGFORD STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8AZ		£225,000
2025-05-16
flatmaisonette
leasehold
72, SPRINGFIELD ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EY		£327,000
2025-05-09
semidetached
freehold
10, PORTWAY MEWS

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9BT		£182,500
2025-05-02
flatmaisonette
leasehold
CHARTER HOUSE (FLAT 1), ORMOND ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8DZ		£130,000
2025-04-16
flatmaisonette
leasehold
3, LITTLE LANE

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8FY		£182,500
2025-03-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
63, ST GABRIELS

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8FL		£505,000
2025-03-26
terraced
freehold
2, ST GABRIELS

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8FJ		£177,000
2025-01-08
flatmaisonette
leasehold
8B, SPRINGFIELD ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8ES		£158,000
2024-12-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
FLEUR DE LIS, 15 (APARTMENT 20), CHURCH STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GE		£220,000
2024-08-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
ST ANNES HOUSE, 24 - 28 (FLAT 3), NEWBURY STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8DA		£130,000
2025-03-17
flatmaisonette
leasehold
GABRIEL HOUSE (2), NEWBURY STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8DJ		£365,000
2025-03-11
flatmaisonette
leasehold
29, CHARLTON ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EP		£550,000
2025-03-07
semidetached
freehold
7, HALLETT CLOSE

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EJ		£430,000
2025-03-07
detached
freehold
KINGS WALK (FLAT 12), LIMBOROUGH ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9RE		£185,000
2025-02-25
flatmaisonette
leasehold
2, THE IVIES

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8BP		£292,500
2025-02-24
terraced
freehold
1, TRINDER ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EE		£390,000
2025-02-20
semidetached
freehold
KINGS WALK (FLAT 11), LIMBOROUGH ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9RE		£170,000
2025-02-14
flatmaisonette
leasehold
THE OLD MILL (3), MILL STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9AB		£330,000
2025-02-14
flatmaisonette
leasehold
BETJEMAN COURT (FLAT 3), PORTWAY

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9BW		£152,500
2025-02-13
flatmaisonette
leasehold
28, MARY SHUNN WAY

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8GN		£575,000
2025-02-13
detached
freehold
69, NEWBURY STREET

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8DJ		£490,000
2025-02-03
detached
freehold
1, FYFIELD CLOSE

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8HN		£455,000
2025-01-31
detached
freehold
4, THE IVIES

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8BP		£286,450
2025-01-15
terraced
freehold
124, SPRINGFIELD ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EZ		£285,000
2024-10-29
terraced
freehold
18, LITTLE LANE

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8FY		£213,000
2024-08-02
flatmaisonette
leasehold
37, LARKDOWN

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8HE		£345,000
2025-01-10
semidetached
freehold
9, PORTWAY MEWS

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9BT		£195,000
2025-01-10
flatmaisonette
leasehold
111, SPRINGFIELD ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 8EZ		£257,000
2024-12-18
terraced
freehold
8, PRIORY ROAD

WANTAGE
OXFORDSHIRE
OX12 9DD		£283,525
2024-12-17
terraced
freehold
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