Coverage
Everywhere in Oxfordshire
From the Warwickshire border above Banbury to the Berkshire Downs, and from the Cotswold edge across to the Chiltern scarp. Five distinct parts of one county, each with its own access problems.
Towns with a page of their own
Seven, because in each of them the approach to a moving day is genuinely different. The others we cover just as readily.
City of Oxford
Oxford
Colleges, permit zones and the narrowest streets in the county.
Cherwell
Bicester
New-build completions, unadopted estate roads and self-build plots.
Cherwell
Banbury
Canal-side terraces, hillside estates and straight access to the M40.
South Oxfordshire
Wallingford
A medieval grid, a market square and a Thames bridge to work around.
South Oxfordshire
Didcot
Science Vale relocations and two of the county’s largest new estates.
Vale of White Horse
Wantage
A working market square, the Grove expansion and the downland villages.
West Oxfordshire
Chipping Norton
Honey limestone, a steep hill and conservation-area constraints.
The county, in five parts
How Oxfordshire actually divides up
The city and its suburbs
Oxford itself, plus Kidlington, Botley, Cumnor, Marston, Iffley and Wolvercote. The densest access problems in the county and the ones most worth planning for.
- Oxford
- Kidlington
- Botley
- Cumnor
- Marston
- Wolvercote
- Iffley
- Headington
North Oxfordshire and Cherwell
Banbury and Bicester, the M40 corridor, and the ironstone villages between them. This is where the county’s new-build growth and its long-distance connections both sit.
- Banbury
- Bicester
- Deddington
- Bloxham
- Adderbury
- Cropredy
- Launton
- Ambrosden
The Cotswold edge and West Oxfordshire
Chipping Norton, Witney, Burford, Woodstock, Charlbury and the Wychwoods. Honey limestone, listed frontages, narrow lanes and weight restrictions.
- Chipping Norton
- Witney
- Burford
- Woodstock
- Charlbury
- Carterton
- Eynsham
- Bampton
The Vale of White Horse
Abingdon, Wantage, Grove, Faringdon and the downland villages beneath the Ridgeway. Market towns with narrow centres and a fast-growing edge.
- Abingdon
- Wantage
- Grove
- Faringdon
- East Hendred
- Letcombe Regis
- Childrey
- Shrivenham
South Oxfordshire and the Thames
Didcot, Wallingford, Henley-on-Thames, Thame, Watlington and the river villages. The science corridor at one end and the Chiltern scarp at the other.
- Didcot
- Wallingford
- Henley-on-Thames
- Thame
- Watlington
- Benson
- Cholsey
- Goring
Rural and village access
A large part of this county is reached down a lane, not a road. Single track with passing places, hedges or stone walls to the edge, low branches, a sharp field entrance, and a drive that turns to mud after a wet week.
Where a large vehicle genuinely cannot reach an address, we run a shuttle: a smaller van works between the house and a staging point where the main vehicle can stand. It is a normal part of working in Oxfordshire, not an exception, and it is quoted openly at the survey rather than discovered on the day.
We also check weight and width restrictions on the route rather than assuming the satnav has. A number of village routes and bridges across the Cotswold edge and the Chilterns will not take a loaded lorry.
Also covered
- Witney Cogges, Madley Park and the Windrush valley villages.
- Abingdon The town centre, Caldecott, Peachcroft and the riverside streets.
- Henley-on-Thames The town, Remenham and the Thames-side lanes.
- Thame The long market street, Towersey and the Chilterns edge villages.
- Woodstock The conservation area and the estate-edge villages.
- Kidlington Estate housing, Gosford and the airport-side streets.
- Carterton Service-family moves around the base and the town estates.
- Faringdon The market square, Folly Hill and the Vale villages.
- Burford The hill, the conservation area and the Windrush cottages.
- Eynsham The village centre and the newer development to the north.
- Wheatley The village, Holton and the A40 corridor.
- Watlington The old centre and the Chiltern scarp villages.
If your village is not listed, it is almost certainly still covered — ask.
Next step
Wherever you are in the county
Tell us the address and we will tell you honestly what the access allows — including if it means a shuttle or a smaller vehicle.