OX44 9NY South Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Sandford & the Wittenhams. Region: South East.
Streets
- A4074, South Oxfordshire: 27 addresses
- Baldon Lane, Marsh Baldon: 1 address
- A4074, South Oxfordshire: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Oxfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,020 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,752 | £4,329 | £5,195 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Nuneham Courtenay Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- 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: yes, South Oxfordshire.
Listed buildings
- 11 AND 12, A423, grade II
- 13 AND 14, A423, grade II
- 15 AND 16, A423, grade II
- 25 AND 26, A423, grade II
- 27 AND 28, A423, grade II
- 29 AND 30, A423, grade II
- 32 AND 33, A423, grade II
- 34 AND 35, A423, grade II
- 5 AND 6, A423, grade II
- 7 AND 8, A423, grade II
- 9 AND 10, A423, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK OUTSIDE THE POST OFFICE, grade II
- NUMBER 30A (POST OFFICE) AND NUMBER 31, grade II
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 29 addresses are between 78 m and 87 m above sea level (80 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 | Radley 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Culham 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Appleford 9,070 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North End Nuneham Courtenay | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | ubitricity | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 56.8 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Berinsfield Health Centre | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Berinsfield Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Leys Health Centre | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Churchill Hospital Oxford | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Civil Nuclear Police Authority | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Berinsfield Cashzone | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Marsh Baldon Green 6.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 520 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,610 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Baldon House Baldon House East Wing Baldon House West Wing, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m (0.5 miles) east. 50 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Baldon House Baldon House East Wing Baldon House West Wing | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Site of Roman kilns | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Nuneham Courtenay | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Romano-British pottery site, prehistoric ring-ditches and enclosures, including medieval ridge and furrow, Lower Farm, Nuneham Courtenay | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Common | Wood | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Hop Garden Copse | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Lock Wood Island | Island | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Sunningwell Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 17 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 29 |
28 of the postcode's 29 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 South Oxfordshire: see them on the South Oxfordshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 A4074.