OX7 3PQ West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: Charlbury and Finstock. Region: South East.
Streets
- Enstone Road, Charlbury: 21 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 D (29% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Charlbury Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 13.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): The Spendlove Centre.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, BROWNS LANE, grade II
- 3, BROWNS LANE, grade II
- Charlbury Quaker Meeting House, grade II
- FOUNTAIN, grade II
- FRIESTON, grade II
- HEATHFIELD AND LOWER HEATHFIELD, grade II
- HEATHFIELD COTTAGE, grade II
- IRON RAILINGS SURROUNDING THE PLAYING CLOSE, grade II
- OXFORD HOUSE, grade II
- REDDING WICK HOUSE, grade II
- SYCCAMORE HOUSE AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- THE OLD BAKERY, grade II
- THE OLD POST HOUSE AND LADIES HAIRDRESSER ADJOINING, 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 21 addresses are between 113 m and 116 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, 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 | Charlbury 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spendlove Centre Charlbury | 90 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Apcoa | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 67 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Charlbury Medical Centre | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Averose Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Charlbury Dental Surgery | 0 m |
| Hospital | Chipping Norton Community Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Charlbury Police Station | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Charlbury, Enstone Road Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,330 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 280 m south-west. 113 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m south-west |
| Lee Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| A pair of Roman camps and a section of a post-medieval sunken road situated in the north eastern corner of Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow 150m north-west of North Lodge, Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running east from the River Evenlode opposite Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Cornbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 8.1 km (5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom Brake | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Clarke's Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Ranger's Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Lake Superior | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| David's Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 21 |
3 of the postcode's 21 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 21% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Enstone Road.