OX28 1DH West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2001. Ward: Witney North. Region: South East.
Streets
- New Yatt Road, Witney: 5 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 (47% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Witney And Cogges Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 27.
- 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
- 12 AND 12A, WEST END, grade II
- 13, WEST END, grade II
- 14 AND 14A, WEST END, grade II
- 16 AND 18, WEST END, grade II
- 22, WEST END, grade II
- 25, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- 29, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- 35 AND 37, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- 38 AND 40, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- 5 AND 5A, WEST END, grade II
- 52, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- 7, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- 8 AND 10, WEST END, grade II
- 9, 9B, 9C, 9D AND 11, WEST END, grade II
- 9, WOOD GREEN, grade II
- CHAPTER COTTAGE INKERMAN COTTAGE THE OLD MEETING HOUSE TREETOPS, grade II
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- FRIENDS COTTAGE, grade II
- FRONT WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE ATTACHED TO NUMBER 65 OLD HOUSING, grade II
- GATE PIER ATTACHED TO NUMBER 53, grade II
- GATE PIER ATTACHED TO NUMBER 57, grade II
- HIDEAWAY, grade II
- LITTLE HOUSING, grade II
- NOSTRA CASA, grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 8 METRES NORTH EAST OF WEST END HOUSE, grade II
- RAILINGS AND GATE APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH EAST OF NUMBER 25, grade II
- THE THREE PIGEONS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 7 Bridge Street Mills Industrial Estate Witney Oxfordshire OX28 1YH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Londis Stores, 107 Hailey Road, Witney: up to 8 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 43 Witney Road Ducklington Witney Oxfordshire OX29 7TX: up to 4 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 1 Wesley Walk, Witney: up to 6 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Woodford Way Car Park, Woodford Way, Witney: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Petit Enfant, Neighbourhood Centre, Madley Park, Witney: up to 5 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- 27 Market Square, Witney: up to 10 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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 5 addresses are between 87 m and 92 m above sea level (90 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 | Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Combe (Oxon) 1,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Hanborough 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodgreen Hill Church Witney | 120 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodford Way Carpark | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woolgate Car Park | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 75.9 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nuffield Health Centre | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Witney | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Witney Police Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Witney Oxon NatWest | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,870 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Langel Common 7.5 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hailey Road Allotments 8,960 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Blanket Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 174 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blanket Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| St Mary's Priory House the Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, Cogges | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Butter cross | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Bishop of Winchester's Palace, 90m east of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km (6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Cogges Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Spring Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| The Horseshoe | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Cogges Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Cherrytree Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 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 West Oxfordshire: see them on the West Oxfordshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on New Yatt Road.