OX15 0SB Cherwell
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Deddington. Region: South East.
Streets
- Market Place, Deddington: 16 addresses
- Philcote Street, Deddington: 3 addresses
- Church Street, Deddington: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cherwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (19% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Deddington (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 33.
- 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 PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II*
- THE HERMITAGE, grade II*
- ALMSHOUSES, grade II
- BERNARD WALLINS BAKERY, grade II
- BOWINDOW, grade II
- CELANDINE, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCHILL MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II
- CLYDESDALE, grade II
- CORNER COTTAGE, grade II
- CROMWELL HOUSE MARKET PLACE COTTAGE, grade II
- DEDDINGTON SALEROOMS AND WELLS HOUSE, grade II
- FEATHERTON HOUSE, grade II
- GROUP OF 3 CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 17 METRES EAST SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II
- HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- LAUREL HOUSE, grade II
- MAYNARD MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II
- OLD CORNER HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
- OUTBUILDING AND ATTACHED WALL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH EAST OF THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATLEY 45 METRES EAST SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II
- PIER APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CASTLE HOUSE, grade II
- POST OFFICE, grade II
- RED LION COTTAGE, grade II
- SOUTHGATE, grade II
- THE KNOWLE, grade II
- THE OLD HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- TOWN HALL, grade II
And 3 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Little House Clifton Road Deddington Oxfordshire OX15 0TP, Deddington, OX15 0TP, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 20 addresses are between 126 m and 129 m above sea level (127 m on average).
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 | Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Heyford 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Post Office Deddington | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kings Sutton - Village Square | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 60.1 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Deddington Health Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medipill Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest New Street | 200 m |
| Hospital | The Foscote Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Deddington Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,110 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north. 100 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| Castle House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north |
| Maunds Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m west |
| Deddington Castle | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Danehill Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Mackley Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Bellow's Covert | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Ram Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Coombe Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Wilson's Gorse | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 20 |
17 of the postcode's 20 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 Cherwell: see them on the Cherwell page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Market Place.