# OX12

Postcode district covering Grove, Wantage and Charlton, in Vale of White Horse.

OX12 is a postcode district covering Grove, Wantage and Charlton, in Vale of White Horse. Median sale price £364,750 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code OX12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OX12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £364,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX12 was £364,750 in 2025. 740th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 29,351** (2021). OX12 had 29,351 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 959th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in OX12 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.9%** (January 2026). In OX12, 83.9% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=OX12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 18% of people in OX12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=OX12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 606 homes were sold in OX12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=OX12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OX12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=OX12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX12 had 29,351 usual residents at the census.

## How OX12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | OX12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £364,750 | 4th cheapest | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 |
| Population | 29,351 | 8th most populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 18% | 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.9% | 11th lowest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 |

## Is OX12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX12 at a rate of 53.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 181 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (766), other crime (361) and anti-social behaviour (233).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX12 was 57.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in OX12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX12 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in OX12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vale of White Horse 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028726) | 2,865 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.3% |
| [Vale of White Horse 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028721) | 1,243 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [Vale of White Horse 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028722) | 1,551 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| [Vale of White Horse 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028723) | 2,233 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.0% |
| [Vale of White Horse 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028724) | 1,190 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| [Vale of White Horse 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028725) | 2,909 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.6% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028755) | 1,814 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.3% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028758) | 1,712 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028759) | 1,762 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.5% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028760) | 1,237 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.0% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028761) | 1,237 | 62.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01035757) | 1,138 | 197.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.2% |
| [Vale of White Horse 014H](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01035758) | 1,166 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.7% |
| [Vale of White Horse 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028730) | 1,603 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 56.7% |
| [Vale of White Horse 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028757) | 2,244 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.7% |
| [Vale of White Horse 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01028720) | 2,616 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 40.5% |

## Your MP

- [Didcot and Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage): Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury): Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.9% of the people here.
- [Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witney): Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.7% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in OX12

[Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/grove), [Wantage Town](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/wantage-town)

## Postcode sectors in OX12

[OX12 0 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12-0), [OX12 2 (10 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12-2), [OX12 7 (204 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12-7), [OX12 8 (229 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12-8), [OX12 9 (337 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12-9)

## Council

[Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

## Towns in OX12

[Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grove), [Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wantage)

## Postcode districts next to OX12

[OX11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox11), [OX13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox13), [OX14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox14), [RG17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17), [RG20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20), [SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7)

## More in the OX postcode area

[All OX postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## OX12 in brief

OX12 is a postcode district covering Grove, Wantage and Charlton, in Vale of White Horse.
About 33,019 people lived in OX12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £364,750 in 2025 across 606 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX12 was £364,750 in 2025.
OX12 had 29,351 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in OX12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX12, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OX12
- Postcode area: [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox)
- Constituency: [Didcot and Wantage †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage)
- Council: [Vale of White Horse †](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)
- Area: 175 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,019*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 93

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7), [OX13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox13), [RG20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20), [RG17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17), [OX11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox11), [OX14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox14)

## Latest updates for OX12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/OX12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12