OX10 7DS South Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Benson & Crowmarsh. Region: South East.
Streets
- Thame Road, Warborough: 17 addresses
- Green Lane, Warborough: 1 address
- Six Acres, Warborough: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,020 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,752 | £4,329 | £5,195 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Warborough Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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: yes, South Oxfordshire.
Listed buildings
- 109, THAME ROAD, grade II
- 95, THAME ROAD, grade II
- ASH TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- BLACKBIRD COTTAGE, grade II
- CHILTERNS AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING AND RAILINGS, grade II
- LITTLE THATCHINGS, grade II
- POST OFFICE AND ATTACHED BARN, grade II
- QUAKER LANES, grade II
- QUARR COTTAGE THE OLDE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE LILACS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 10 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 48 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Cholsey 275,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Lawrence Church Warborough | 160 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 50.5 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mill Stream Surgery | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Benson Pharmacy | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 14 High Street [Dental Practice] | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Wallingford Community Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wallingford Police Station | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP - Benson SF Connect, Wallingford Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,740 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 3.7 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Laurence, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north-east. 66 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Laurence | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m east |
| The Old Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-east |
| Ring ditches, cursus, enclosures and settlement site | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Romano-British settlement 520m north west of Cooks Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Long barrow 340m north west of Cooks Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Shillingford Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Ladybrook Copse | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Felmore Copse | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Hollandtide Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 19 |
12 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Oxfordshire: see them on the South Oxfordshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Thame Road.