# OX18

Postcode district covering Carterton and Bampton, in West Oxfordshire.

OX18 is a postcode district covering Carterton and Bampton, in West Oxfordshire. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025. About 29,049 people.

Postcode district. Code OX18. 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 OX18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX18 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th 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/ox18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 27,216** (2021). OX18 had 27,216 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,067th 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/ox18#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in OX18 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/ox18#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.3%** (January 2026). In OX18, 92.3% 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/ox18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OX18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 69% of people in OX18 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=OX18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 446 homes were sold in OX18 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OX18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX18 had 27,216 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england#place=OX18) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Oxfordshire, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is OX18.

## How OX18 compares

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

| Measure | OX18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,000 | 5th cheapest | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 |
| Population | 27,216 | 12th most populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 69% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.3% | 4th highest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of OX18?

OX18 had 27,216 usual residents at the census.
OX18 is the 1,067th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in OX18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX18 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in OX18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Oxfordshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028767) | 1,977 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.2% |
| [West Oxfordshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01035255) | 1,131 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| [West Oxfordshire 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01035565) | 2,406 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [West Oxfordshire 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028772) | 2,440 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [West Oxfordshire 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01032949) | 1,365 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 74.2% |
| [West Oxfordshire 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01032950) | 1,729 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.7% |
| [West Oxfordshire 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01032951) | 2,035 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [West Oxfordshire 013H](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01032953) | 2,463 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.9% |
| [West Oxfordshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028771) | 1,478 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [West Oxfordshire 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028773) | 1,351 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.9% |
| [West Oxfordshire 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028774) | 1,573 | 89.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| [West Oxfordshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028775) | 1,247 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [West Oxfordshire 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028764) | 1,732 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.6% |
| [West Oxfordshire 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028765) | 2,471 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.5% |
| [West Oxfordshire 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028801) | 1,497 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.9% |

## Your MP

- [Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witney): Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [North Cotswolds](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-cotswolds): Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.6% 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 OX18

[Bampton, Clanfield & Standlake](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/bampton-clanfield-and-standlake), [Burford & Brize Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/burford-and-brize-norton), [Carterton North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/carterton-north), [Carterton South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire/carterton-south)

## Postcode sectors in OX18

[OX18 1 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18-1), [OX18 2 (236 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18-2), [OX18 3 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18-3), [OX18 4 (204 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18-4), [OX18 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18-9)

## Council

[West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire)

## Towns in OX18

[Carterton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/carterton)

## Postcode districts next to OX18

[GL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7), [GL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7), [OX29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox29), [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)

## OX18 in brief

OX18 is a postcode district covering Carterton and Bampton, in West Oxfordshire.
About 29,049 people lived in OX18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 446 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in OX18 was £375,000 in 2025.
OX18 had 27,216 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in OX18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX18, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OX18
- Postcode area: [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox)
- Constituency: [Witney †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witney)
- Council: [West Oxfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire)
- Area: 140 km²
- People, mid-2024: 29,049*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 85

* 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

[GL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl7), [OX29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox29), [GL54](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gl54), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7), [SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7)

## Latest updates for OX18

- 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/OX18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18#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 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox18