OX7 6AA West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ascott and Shipton. Region: South East.
Streets
- Church View, Ascott-under-Wychwood: 13 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 E (20% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, grade II*
- 11, THE GREEN, grade II
- 9, THE GREEN, grade II
- BALE TOMB ABOUT 15 YARDS SOUTH OF SOUTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- BALE TOMB ABOUT 20 YARDS SOUTH OF SOUTH WEST CORNER OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- BALE TOMB ABOUT 3 YARDS SOUTH OF SOUTH TRANSEPT OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- CROWN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- NICHOLAS PERRY MEMORIAL 7 YARDS SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- THOMAS NICHOLAS PERRY MEMORIAL HACKER MEMORIAL 7 YARDS SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land North East of 51 High Street, Ascott Under Wychwood: up to 6 homes, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 8 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 95 m and 97 m above sea level (96 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 | Ascott-Under-Wychwood 1,280 journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Shipton 3,900 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Charlbury 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Church View Ascott-under-Wychwood | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 66.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wychwood Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Wychwood Pharmacy | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Milton Dental Practice | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Chipping Norton Community Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Charlbury Police Station | 6.3 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Milton u Wychwood, Milton Under Wychwood Cashzone | 3.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Wild Garden 5.5 ha | 2.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 490 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.2 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 620 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north-east |
| Ascott Earl motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 370 m south-west |
| Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks | Scheduled monument | 410 m north |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-east |
| The Japanese Garden at the New House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km west |
| Shipton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thorngreen Copse | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Boynal Copse | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Fiddlers Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-west |
| Fiveash Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km south-east |
| Ranger's Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 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 Church View.