SN6 8NU Vale of White Horse
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Watchfield & Shrivenham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Unnamed street near B4507, Knighton: 3 addresses
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 C (27% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 112 m above sea level.
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 station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 72.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 79.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Elm Tree Surgery | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Shrivenham Pharmacy | 4.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Shrivenham Dental Centre | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 10.4 km |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 9.0 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Watchfield, Watchfield Cashzone | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Compton Beauchamp House, Gates and Gatepiers and Walls Approximately 35 Metres North, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Compton Beauchamp House, Gates and Gatepiers and Walls Approximately 35 Metres North | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-west |
| Compton Beauchamp House and Walling and Attached Bridge to North | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m south-west |
| Compton Beauchamp | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 300 m south-west |
| Church of St Swithun | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-west |
| Compton Beauchamp House, Gates Gatepiers and Walls Approximately 200 Metres South | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m south-west |
| Hardwell Camp promontory fort | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-east |
| Wayland's Smithy chambered long barrow, including an earlier barrow and Iron Age and Roman boundary ditches | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Dragon Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Home Copse | Wood | 450 m west |
| Windmillhill Copse | Wood | 610 m south-west |
| Horseleaze Copse | Wood | 660 m west |
| Woolstone Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-east |
| Old Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Odstone Coombes | Valley | 1.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 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) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Unnamed street near B4507.