Witney Local Information
Practical local information for Witney: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Witney Roadworks: 7 Roads Shut 24 Sept, Oxford Filters 28th
Seven Witney roads shut for microsurfacing from 24 September, and the £5 Oxford payment option ends on 28 September when the traffic filters start.
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Bins
Witney bin collection days: bank holidays are collected
Witney bins are collected fortnightly, food waste weekly, and crews work bank holidays. Garden waste costs £52.50 a year and a bulky collection £41.
Parking
Parking in Witney is free: the catch is the time limit
Every West Oxfordshire council car park is free, Witney's included. The catch is the maximum stay: Woolgate alone issued 895 penalty notices in 2024/25.
Council Tax
Witney council tax bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,652.79
Band D in Witney is £2,652.79, the highest of any parish in West Oxfordshire. The full A to H table, what each precept takes, and who pays £213 less.
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Witney Planning: Local Plan Comments Close 9 October
The draft Local Plan sets 18,318 homes by 2043, with three sites of 700 each around Witney. Comments close 9 October; the Witney drop-in is 1 September.
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Witney trains to London: 1h 3m and £7,156 a year
Witney has no station, so London starts at Hanborough: 1h 3m to Paddington, £7,156 a year and only 48 parking spaces. Four options compared, with real fares.
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Things to do in Witney: 11 places, prices checked
Eleven things to do in and around Witney, prices checked this week: free Roman mosaic open days on 22 August, Cogges from £12, Blenheim cheaper to 1 September.
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Witney house prices: £380,000 typical sale, and falling
The typical Witney-area home sold for £380,000 over the past year, and West Oxfordshire prices are down 2.4%. Prices by type, postcode and neighbouring town.