Sutton Courtenay sits on the south bank of the River Thames, about two miles south of Abingdon and three miles north-west of Didcot, and appeals to commuters and families who want a riverside setting within easy reach of the science and business parks between the two towns. Our Didcot team handle sales, lettings and property management in Sutton Courtenay and nearby villages such as Appleford-on-Thames, Drayton and Milton.
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SALES
01235 816222
LETTINGS
01235 816222
ADDRESS
The Old Post Office, 6 Foxhall Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7AA
At Jones Robinson, estate agents serving Sutton Courtenay, we value your home.
We give an accurate, local view of what your home can achieve in a busy south Oxfordshire market, and we respect what it means to you and your family. A riverside cottage near The Green and a modern house on the edge of the village attract different buyers, and we will explain who is looking and why. Our Didcot team at The Old Post Office, 6 Foxhall Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7AA handle sales, lettings and property management for Sutton Courtenay, around three miles to the south-east. Milton Park and the wider Science Vale bring people to the area for work, and as letting agents we can find and reference tenants, while our property management service covers compliance, rent collection and maintenance.
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Sutton Courtenay sales and lettings are handled by our Didcot team, who will be your point of contact from the first valuation through to completion or move-in day. Our Didcot office is rated 4.8 out of 5 from over 600 Google reviews.
Call the Didcot team: 01235 816222
Areas we cover around Sutton Courtenay: Abingdon, Appleford-on-Thames, Drayton, Milton, Culham, Steventon, Harwell and Didcot.
The village feels rooted in its history but is very much a working community, with 3,055 residents at the 2021 census, up from 2,421 in 2011. Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School, All Saints' Church and two pubs, The George on Church Street and the Swan Foodhouse and Bar on The Green, give it a clear centre, and the Thames runs along its edge. The causeway and weirs that separate the millstream from Sutton Pools are a popular spot for riverside walks. For shopping and secondary schools, families look to Abingdon and Didcot.
Few villages in the area have a longer written history. Records begin in 688, Alfred the Great is believed to have married here in 868, and the Courtenay family, who gave the village its name, took up residence at the manor in the 1170s. The Norman Hall dates from about 1192, The Abbey is Grade I listed, and All Saints' churchyard is the resting place of George Orwell and the former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith. Older village houses sit alongside more recent homes, reflecting the growth of the last decade.
Employment is close by. Milton Park, home to more than 280 organisations in fields such as life sciences, energy and space, sits between Didcot and Abingdon, and the Didcot power station sites lie within the parish. Many residents commute from Didcot Parkway, with London about 45 minutes away by train, while Appleford station on the Cherwell Valley Line has Great Western Railway trains to Oxford and Didcot Parkway from Monday to Saturday. The A34 gives quick access to Oxford, Newbury and the M4.
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