OX18 4BB West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Burford. Region: South East.
Streets
- Dolphin Lane, Fulbrook: 6 addresses
- A361, Trowbridge: 1 address
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 (27% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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 SAINT JAMES THE GREAT, grade II*
- MEDIEVAL CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES SOUTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, grade II*
- CHEST TOMB TO COLLYCE FAMILY APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, grade II
- CHEST TOMB TO NICHOLLS FAMILY APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES EAST OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, grade II
- DOLPHIN COTTAGE AND YEWTREE COTTAGE, grade II
- Fulbrook War Memorial, grade II
- GROUP OF 3 BALE TOPPED CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREAT, grade II
- PYTTS BARN,APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH EAST OF PYTTS HOUSE,CHURCH LANE, grade II
- PYTTS HOUSE, grade II
- WINDRUSH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WYNFIELD, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 113 m and 116 m above sea level (114 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 | Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Kingham 252,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest War Memorial Fulbrook | 70 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 71.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Burford Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Robert Reavley Dispensing Chemist | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Milton Dental Practice | 5.3 km |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 9.9 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Carterton Police Station | 6.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,460 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m north. 165 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north |
| Church of Saint James the Great | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m south-west |
| Robert Aston Tomb About 10 Metres South of South West Corner of Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m south-west |
| Medieval settlement of Widford immediately east of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south |
| Beech Grove | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km north |
| Woodfield Brake | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| East Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the postcode's 7 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 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Dolphin Lane.