# OX2 9HG: area report for a postcode in Vale of White Horse

OX2 9HG 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 OX2 9HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) › [OX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox2) › [OX2 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox2-9)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 800% on July. Vale of White Horse 001B: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **Oxford, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **No property in OX2 9HG 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=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Vale of White Horse 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **£413,773 average price**: For the whole of Vale of White Horse, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX2 9HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **Low road and rail noise at OX2 9HG**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matthew Arnold School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/matthew-arnold-school-e142104) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Botley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/botley-school-e147759) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Hinksey Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-hinksey-church-of-england-primary-school-e144584) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £1,225,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £1,380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2023 | £1,160,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2025 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MEDIPILL PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Botley Express (700 m, Tesco); Iceland Oxford Botley (720 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Botley Elms Parade (740 m, Morrisons); Co-op Westway Botley (780 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.7** (2025). Vale of White Horse 001B has a deprivation score of 2.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 754th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Vale of White Horse 001B was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,922** (2021). Vale of White Horse 001B had 1,922 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,745th 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: 78.7%** (January 2026). In Vale of White Horse 001B, 78.7% 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.

## OX2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £615,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX2 was £615,750 in 2025. 138th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,359** (2021). OX2 had 41,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 412th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in OX2 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: 73.7%** (January 2026). In OX2, 73.7% 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: 51.7456, -1.3036

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=-1.3036,51.7456,OX29HG

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