OX7 3HA West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chadlington and Churchill. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 E (19% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- CORNBURY HOUSE, grade I
- STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES NORTH EAST OF CORNBURY HOUSE, grade II*
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Charlbury 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Woolgate Car Park | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 68.2 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Charlbury Medical Centre | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Averose Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Charlbury Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Witney Community Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Charlbury Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Charlbury, Enstone Road Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,330 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cornbury House, a listed building (Grade I), 30 m. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cornbury House | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Stable Block Approximately 40 Metres North East of Cornbury House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Cornbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 130 m south-west |
| Pair of Bronze Age round barrows and surrounding Civil War fieldworks 180m north-west of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Civil War artillery fieldwork 370m NNW of Park Farm, Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow 150m north-west of North Lodge, Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Light | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Beech Avenue | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Lake Superior | Lake or reservoir | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| David's Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Devil's Pool Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Ranger's Marsh | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.