OX12 9JS Vale of White Horse
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ridgeway. Region: South East.
Streets
- Millstream Mews, Letcombe Regis: 6 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Vale of White Horse in 2026-27: Band D £2,577 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,718 | £2,005 | £2,291 | £2,577 | £3,150 | £3,723 | £4,296 | £5,155 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (32% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Letcombe Bassett and Regis Conservation Area, Letcombe Regis. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, REMAINS OF CHURCHYARD CROSS, APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH, grade II
- LETCOMBE REGIS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL (NOT INCLUDED), OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH, grade II
- OLD MANOR COTTAGES, grade II
- OLD MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- OLD MANOR HOUSE, DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH, grade II
- OLD MANOR HOUSE, GRANARY APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES WEST, grade II
- REGIS COTTAGE, grade II
- THE GREYHOUND PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD HOUSE, grade II
- THE WHITE COTTAGE, grade II
- YEW TREE HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 101 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Didcot Parkway 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 15.0 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Church Letcombe Regis | 30 m |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Wantage Car Park | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 9.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 69.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newbury Street Practice | 3.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Portway House Dental Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station | 5.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,900 m² | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,810 m² | 390 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Roman villa E of Cornhill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Court Hill | Hill | 870 m east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Letcombe Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Warborough Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km south-east |
| Warborough Copse | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Butterbush Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 6 |
5 of the postcode's 6 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Millstream Mews.