Overview for Ardington, WANTAGE, OX12 8PY

Introduction

Wantage is a historic market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire since 1974. The town is on Letcombe Brook, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Abingdon, 24 miles (39 km) north-west of Reading, 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Oxford and 14 miles (23 km) north-west of Newbury.

It was the birthplace of King Alfred the Great in 849.

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Summary for Ardington, WANTAGE, OX12 8PY

South East
This postcode is in the parish of
Ardington
in
Hendreds
within
Vale of White Horse
in
Oxfordshire
Rural/Urban
Village   ?

Roadworks near OX12 8PY

Today's roadworks within 3 miles
Planned
5
In Progress
18
Completed
3
Cancelled
0

Road Safety near OX12 8PY

Details of personal injury accidents in and around OX12 8PY that have been reported to Thames Valley Police over the past 20 years.

Traffic Levels near OX12 8PY

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Police

This area is policed by Thames Valley Police.

Thames Valley Police split their policing area into 108 separate neighbourhoods and this postcode is in the Wantage and Grove neighbourhood.

Thames Valley Police

Wantage and Grove Neighbourhood Crime

Top 3 Categories

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Violent Crime
Jan 2024
85
Dec 2023
87
Anti-social Behaviour
Jan 2024
17
Dec 2023
13
Criminal Damage/Arson
Jan 2024
17
Dec 2023
16

Member of UK Parliament

This postcode is in the Wantage parliamentary constituency.

Wantage is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by David Johnston (Conservative) since December 2019.

MP photograph

Most Recent House Sales for OX12 8PY

44 - 45 ARDINGTON, OX12 8PY
28 Jun 2021
£562,500
THE BUNGALOW ARDINGTON, OX12 8PY
6 Apr 2018
£590,000

Local Petrol Station Prices

Petrol Standard (E10)
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Petrol Super (E5)
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Diesel Standard (B7)
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Diesel Super (B7)
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Coordinates for OX12 8PY

Latitude
51.592872
Longitude
-1.374239

Residents at OX12 8PY

Households
18
Male
14
Female
17
People per Household
1.72

Sunrise and Sunset at OX12 8PY

Sunrise
05:44
Sunset
18:35

Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones

OX12 8PY is not covered by a Traffic Emission or Congestion Zone

Historical Weather Summary

Clear21.44%
Cloudy69.20%
Rain6.54%
Windy2.76%
Other0.06%

Population

Vale of White Horse
130,000

Deprivation Index

83.2 England
The lower the score (out of 100),
the more deprived the postcode

Average Energy Performance

Domestic Certificates

Companies Registered at OX12 8PY

Active
1
Inactive
0

Postcode Details for OX12 8PY

Introduced
1 Jan 1980

Recent Updates

28 Mar 2024
New feature to use Geolocating functions to detect your current location
17 Mar 2024
Schools Data updated for March 2024
16 Mar 2024
Companies Data updated for February 2024
2 Mar 2024
Police and Crime data updated for January 2024
1 Mar 2024
Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated January 2024
28 Feb 2024
Sold House Price data updated for January 2024
24 Feb 2024
Added National Park details to Postcodes
18 Feb 2024
Added Traffic Camera Views to Roadworks within London

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