OX2 0HP Oxford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Osney & St Thomas. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Oxford in 2026-27: Band D £2,678 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,786 | £2,083 | £2,381 | £2,678 | £3,274 | £3,869 | £4,464 | £5,357 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (44% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Riverside Court, 9 West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0JB: up to 34 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 47 West Way Oxford OX2 0JF: up to 11 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- The Willows, 4 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- The Willows, 4 Yarnells Road, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0JY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Botley Centre, West Way, Botley: up to 140 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- 8 Elms Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9JZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Ideal eyes 76 West Way Botley Oxford, OX29JT: up to 5 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- 96 West Way, Oxford, OX2 9JU: up to 5 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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: 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: 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 57 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 stations | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Seacourt Park and Ride Oxford | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Elms Parade car park | 700 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 64.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Observatory Medical Practice | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medipill Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | Warneford Hospital Opd | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Oxford Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-op Little Clarendon | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Hinksey Nature Reserve 3,710 m² | 290 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest King George's Playing Field 2.2 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Botley Meadow Allotments 1.6 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m south. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south |
| Churchyard Cross Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south |
| Church of St Frideswide | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Seacourt medieval settlement 760m west of Manor Farm, Binsey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Swing bridge, LNWR Station | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Osney Abbey (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| St Sepulchre's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Worcester College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grove | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Osney Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km east |
| Fiddler's Island Streams | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-east |
| Fiddler's Island | Island | 1.1 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Hangman's Bottom | Valley | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 46 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 53 |
48 of the postcode's 53 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 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) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 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.