OX3 7RF Oxford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Headington. 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 E (24% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: 31 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE BRITANNIA PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, permissioned (610 m)
- John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU: up to 618 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Ruskin College Campus, Dunstan Road: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Ruskin College Campus, Dunstan Road: up to 28 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- 1 Pullens Lane: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 16 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 61 addresses are between 99 m and 101 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 93% 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 | 3.8 km |
| Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Sandfield Road Headington | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oxford Brookes - Gipsy Lane Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 59.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Euro Dental Practice | 110 m |
| Hospital | The Manor Hospital | 150 m |
| Police station | Cowley Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington Cashzone | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bury Knowle Park 6.8 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,380 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,970 m² | 500 m |
| Allotments | Pullens Lane Allotments 1.6 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m north. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north |
| High Wall, Headington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m west |
| Landscape at St Catherine's College | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Meadow | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| CS Lewis | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Magdalen Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Shotover Hill | Hill | 2.2 km east |
| The Williams Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Isle of Rhea | Island | 2.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 61 |
32 of the postcode's 61 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 32% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.