OX7 4EF West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingham, Rollright and Enstone. Region: South East.
Streets
- B4030, West Oxfordshire: 27 addresses
- Unnamed street near B4030, Radford: 9 addresses
- B4030, West Oxfordshire: 1 address
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 C (23% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- WAYSIDE CROSS, grade II*
- ABBEY FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED STABLE, grade II
- THE CROSS HOUSE, grade II
- WADHAM HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 37 addresses are between 138 m and 155 m above sea level (147 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 12% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Heyford 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km |
| Charlbury 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Finstock 1,140 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 5.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 63.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Charlbury Medical Centre | 7.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Averose Pharmacy | 7.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Charlbury Dental Surgery | 7.5 km |
| Hospital | Chipping Norton Community Hospital | 9.2 km |
| Police station | Charlbury Police Station | 6.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,410 m² | 2.9 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gagingwell cross, 80m west of Abbey Farm, a scheduled monument, 40 m. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gagingwell cross, 80m west of Abbey Farm | Scheduled monument | 40 m |
| Wayside Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Sandford Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-east |
| Kiddington Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south |
| Blenheim Palace | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sladhollow Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Apple Pie Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Lady Grove | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Ballhall Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km south |
| Dudgely Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-west |
| Hangman's Hill | Hill | 3.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 37 |
13 of the postcode's 37 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 6 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 B4030.