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Wantage road 07R: Where can we actually park?
If you live on or near Wantage Road, you’re in the 07R parking permit zone - but figuring out exactly where you're allowed to park isn’t always straightforward.
That’s why we’ve taken the original, hard-to-read council map and traced it into a much clearer version (see below 👇). Now it’s easy to see which streets fall inside the 07R zone - no squinting at fuzzy PDFs required!
✅ Streets Included in the 07R Zone
Here’s a simple list of the streets where 07R residents can park with a valid permit:
- Albany Road
- Baron Court
- Belmont Road
- Canford Court (Wilton Road)
- Connaught Close & Connaught Road
- Cranbury Road
- Edgar Milward Close
- Edinburgh Road
- Elm Lodge Avenue, Elm Park & Elm Park Road
- Gloucester Road
- Hilcot Road
- Kensington Road
- Kent Road
- Lancing Close
- Norfolk Road
- Oxford Road (291–555 odd numbers)
- Prince of Wales Avenue
- Richmond Road
- Rutland Road
- St Edward’s Road
- Suffolk Road
- Tilehurst Road (62–212A even numbers)
- Wantage Road
- Waverley Road (1–25 odd numbers)
- Western Elms Avenue
- Wilton Road
- Wilson Road
- Wood Green Close
🕒 What the parking sign really means
We’ll be honest - the sign’s wording confuses a lot of people (residents and visitors alike). Here’s a simple breakdown of what it actually means:
- 8am–8pm:
Visitors can park for up to 2 hours (but can’t return within 2 hours).
Residents with a 07R permit can park all day. - 8pm–8am:
Only 07R permit holders can park - no visitor parking overnight.