SN6 8GP Vale of White Horse
Live postcode, introduced September 2023. Ward: Watchfield & Shrivenham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Clements Way, Vale of White Horse: 48 addresses
- Bingham Turner Way, Vale of White Horse: 1 address
- A420, Stratton St Margaret: 1 address
- Forty Green, Vale of White Horse: 1 address
- Winter Court, Vale of White Horse: 1 address
- Woodham Place, Shrivenham: 1 address
- Wyatt Gardens, Shrivenham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Vale of White Horse in 2026-27: Band D £2,577 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,718 | £2,005 | £2,291 | £2,577 | £3,150 | £3,723 | £4,296 | £5,155 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (22% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 54 addresses are between 100 m and 104 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest High Street Surgery Shrivenham | 750 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 75.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 77.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Elm Tree Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shrivenham Pharmacy | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | Shrivenham Dental Centre | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Watchfield, Watchfield Cashzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Shrivenham Allotments 1.7 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m south-east. 37 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 Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m south-east |
| Elm Tree House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south-east |
| Watchfield Anglo-Saxon cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ratcoombe Copse | Wood | 630 m north-east |
| Squire's Copse | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Swan's Nest Copse | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Wellington Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Friars Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-west |
| Tanner's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 47 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 54 |
49 of the postcode's 54 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 12% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 42% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Clements Way.