GL7 3QQ West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alvescot and Filkins. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in West Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,567 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,711 | £1,997 | £2,282 | £2,567 | £3,137 | £3,708 | £4,278 | £5,134 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (23% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- COMMON FARM COTTAGE, grade II
- COMMON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LITTLE FARINGDON MILL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 77 m and 83 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 17.6 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Little Faringdon Turn | 460 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 7.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 80.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hilary Cottage Surgery | 6.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Lechlade Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Dentartwork Dental Care | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Fairford Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Fairford Police Station | 7.0 km |
| Cash machines | SGN LTD Lechlade Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Riverside Park 7.6 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 880 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 780 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Little Faringdon Church (Dedication Unknown), a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Faringdon Church (Dedication Unknown) | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m east |
| Multi-period settlement, cemetery, and ceremonial complex W of Lechlade | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Settlement 700m NE of Lechlade | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Roman villa 550m north-east of Great Lemhill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Church House, Lechlade | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roughgrounds Lake | Lake or reservoir | 290 m west |
| Horseshoe Lake | Lake or reservoir | 660 m south |
| Hookit's Plantation | Wood | 740 m north-east |
| Bushyleaze Copse | Wood | 860 m west |
| Furzy Knoll Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 26 |
13 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.