OX7 3PS West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Charlbury and Finstock. Region: South East.
Streets
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: 12.
- 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
- 1, PARK STREET, grade II
- 12, PARK STREET, grade II
- 3, PARK STREET, grade II
- COLLINS HOUSE, grade II
- CORNER COTTAGE AND CHINA COTTAGE, grade II
- Hill House and Alma Cottage, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
- ROYAL OAK COTTAGE, grade II
- ST DIUMAS HOUSE, grade II
- TACHBROOK, grade II
- THE PRIORY, grade II
- UNIDENTIFIED MONUMENT APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF THE PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY, 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 2 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 28 addresses are between 94 m and 102 m above sea level (98 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% 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 | 420 m |
| Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest The Bell Hotel Charlbury | 120 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 510 m |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 8.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 67.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Charlbury Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Averose Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charlbury Dental Surgery | 340 m |
| Hospital | Chipping Norton Community Hospital | 9.0 km |
| Police station | Charlbury Police Station | 840 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Charlbury, Enstone Road Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,330 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m north-west. 113 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 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 | 130 m north-west |
| Lee Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Bowl barrow 150m north-west of North Lodge, Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 620 m south-west |
| 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 | 630 m south-west |
| Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running east from the River Evenlode opposite Cornbury Park | Scheduled monument | 880 m south |
| Cornbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km south-west |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 8.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bottom Brake | Wood | 910 m west |
| Beech Avenue | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Clarke's Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km north-east |
| Ranger's Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 km north-west |
| Lake Superior | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| David's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km 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 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 28 |
14 of the postcode's 28 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.