UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/vale-of-white-horse
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Vale of White Horse
Homes in Vale of White Horse sold for a median of £397,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,185 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 21%, from £330,000 in 2016 to £400,000 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,549 | £540,000 | £450,000 to £690,000 | £4,333/m²from 60 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,239 | £378,000 | £327,000 to £439,000 | £4,373/m²from 46 sales |
| Terraced | 838 | £318,000 | £280,000 to £376,000 | £4,020/m²from 27 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 559 | £215,000 | £180,000 to £260,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Vale of White Horse, at 37% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 30%. New builds made up 15% of sales, against 6% across England and Wales.
Postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
District medians are close together, from £361,500 in OX12 (Wantage) to £455,000 in OX13 (Abingdon).
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Post towns in Vale of White Horse, by number of sales: Abingdon (OX13, OX14), Wantage (OX12), Faringdon (SN7).
- OX13Abingdon, 369 salesMedian price £455,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- OX14Abingdon, 1,262 salesMedian price £385,000Price per square metre £4,310Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- SN7Faringdon, 551 salesMedian price £365,000Price per square metre £4,343Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- OX12Wantage, 1,024 salesMedian price £361,500Price per square metre £4,033Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in OX13 (Abingdon), up 4%, and fell most in OX12 (Wantage), down 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Ock Street, Abingdon (OX14)27 sales
- Corn Lane, Grove (OX12)24 sales
- South Street, Letcombe Regis (OX12)23 sales
- The Elms, Wantage (OX12)23 sales
- Keene Acres, Stanford in the Vale (SN7)23 sales
- Farrier Crescent, Wantage (OX12)21 sales
- Stepp Lane, Faringdon (SN7)20 sales
- Caldecott Road, Abingdon (OX14)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Bisby Close, Drayton (OX14, detached houses, £809,000), Beckett Drive, Radley (OX14, £600,000) and Baileys Crescent, Abingdon (OX14, £544,500).
The cheapest were Caldecott Road, Abingdon (OX14, £115,000), Barley Way, Grove (OX12, £184,000) and Wootton Road, Abingdon (OX14, flats, £192,500).
Living in Vale of White Horse
Crime
50 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
86% of homes can get it
Lower than 66 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
24% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 64 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,577 a year in the Vale of White Horse for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 84 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Vale of White Horse and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Tunbridge Wells£435,000
- Horsham£433,500
- Chichester£422,500
- East Hampshire£422,000
- Bracknell Forest£420,000
- Brighton and Hove£418,000
- Tonbridge and Malling£415,000
- Vale of White Horse, this council area£397,500
- West Berkshire£397,500
- Slough£395,000
- West Oxfordshire£395,000
- New Forest£384,000
- Lewes£383,500
- Wealden£382,500
- Adur£378,000
About these figures
Vale of White Horse's figures come from 4,185 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Vale of White Horse, so their sales add up to 3,206 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 15% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.