OX7 7AP West Oxfordshire
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: The Bartons. Region: South East.
Streets
- White Cottages, Nether Worton: 5 addresses
- Flight Hill, West Oxfordshire: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near White Cottages, Nether Worton: 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 D (25% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- THE BOLTONS AND WEST COTTAGE, 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 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 8 addresses are between 97 m and 113 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 50% 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 | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Kings Sutton - Village Square | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 59.4 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Deddington Health Centre | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Medipill Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | New Street | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Horton Hospital | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Deddington Cashzone | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,060 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,870 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,470 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nether Worton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Worton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Ilbury Camp hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Great Tew | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk Hill | Hill | 430 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Irondown Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Raven Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Hangman's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Walker's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Hooper's Copse | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 White Cottages.