OX18 2LY West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Bampton and Clanfield. Region: South East.
Streets
- Broad Street, Bampton: 14 addresses
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 (29% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bampton Conservation Area (council page). 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: no.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 2, BROAD STREET, grade II
- CHEST TOMB IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S, CIRCA 5 METRES SOUTH EAST OF HORDE CHAPEL, grade II
- CHEST TOMB TO JOHN BUSBY, IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S, CIRCA 25 METRES SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH TRANSEPT, grade II
- GROUP OF 3 CHEST TOMBS, 2 TO ARNATT FAMILY, IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S, CIRCA 15 METRES TO EAST OF NORTH VESTRY, grade II
- KILMORE HOUSE, grade II
- MAYVILLE AND FELIX COTTAGE, grade II
- PAIR OF CHEST TOMBS TO BERNARD GREEN AND BERNARD GREEN JUNIOR, IN CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S, CIRCA 8 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL, grade II
- THE HERMITAGE AND PRIORY COTTAGE, grade II
- WALL SURROUNDING GARDEN AT KILMORE HOUSE, grade II
- WATERLOO HOUSE WITH ATTACHED RAILINGS AND GATE TO FRONT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lavender Place, Queen Street, Bampton, permissioned (130 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 71 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 station | Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Church View Bampton | 80 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 80.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bampton Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bampton Health Care LTD | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | Brize Norton Dental Centre | 4.5 km |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 7.7 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Carterton Police Station | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Bampton Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,140 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 120 m west. 92 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m west |
| The Deanery | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m west |
| Ham Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Weald Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Garson's Copse | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Lew Gorse | Wood | 2.8 km north |
| Ditcham Wood | Wood | 3.0 km north-east |
| The Copse | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Claywell Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 14 |
12 of the postcode's 14 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Broad Street.