# OX1 5LH: area report for a postcode in Vale of White Horse

OX1 5LH is a postcode in Vale of White Horse.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Vale of White Horse. Open the map at OX1 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) › [OX1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox1) › [OX1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Vale of White Horse 002B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **Radley, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **No property in OX1 5LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Vale of White Horse 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **£413,773 average price**: For the whole of Vale of White Horse, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX1 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **Low road and rail noise at OX1 5LH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Swithun's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-swithuns-cofe-primary-school-e123177) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rose Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-school-e146278) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emmanuel Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-christian-school-e123317) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [John Henry Newman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-henry-newman-academy-e138774) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Iffley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-iffley-academy-e139312) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Chandlings Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chandlings-prep-e131981) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £437,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £762,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £740,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £475,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: KENNINGTON PHARMACY (130 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Kennington (90 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £413,773** (July 2026). Vale of White Horse’s average house price was £413,773 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,454** (2025). Full-time workers living in Vale of White Horse earned a median of £44,454 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 57th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Vale of White Horse costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Vale of White Horse has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Vale of White Horse 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.1** (2025). Vale of White Horse 002B has a deprivation score of 4.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Vale of White Horse 002B was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 5,008th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,568** (2021). Vale of White Horse 002B had 1,568 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,812th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Vale of White Horse 002B, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## OX1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX1 was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 313th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,825** (2021). OX1 had 26,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,088th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in OX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.9%** (January 2026). In OX1, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)
- Centre: 51.7187, -1.2461

Council: [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Oxford West and Abingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oxford-west-and-abingdon): Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.2461,51.7187,OX15LH

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