# OX28 5GA: area report for a postcode in West Oxfordshire

OX28 5GA is a postcode in West Oxfordshire.

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 West Oxfordshire. Open the map at OX28 5GA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) › [OX28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox28) › [OX28 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox28-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 80% on July. West Oxfordshire 009B: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **Finstock, 7.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **No property in OX28 5GA 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=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Oxfordshire 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **£418,586 average price**: For the whole of West Oxfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX28 5GA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **Low road and rail noise at OX28 5GA**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Witney Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-witney-primary-school-and-nursery-e151669) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-witney-e139527) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tower Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-hill-community-primary-school-e142449) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Windrush Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windrush-church-of-england-primary-school-e148570) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Queen Emma's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-emmas-primary-school-e142362) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Batt Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-batt-church-of-england-primary-school-e142377) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Henry Box School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-henry-box-school-e138210) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Witney Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witney-community-primary-school-e145651) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £592,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £352,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Witney Valence Crescent Express (390 m, Tesco); Tesco Witney Fettiplace Rd Express (590 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £418,586** (July 2026). West Oxfordshire’s average house price was £418,586 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,932** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Oxfordshire earned a median of £43,932 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 66th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in West Oxfordshire costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th 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: 10.1** (2025). West Oxfordshire has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 26th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Oxfordshire 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). West Oxfordshire 009B has a deprivation score of 6.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,401st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Oxfordshire 009B was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,789** (2021). West Oxfordshire 009B had 2,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 299th 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In West Oxfordshire 009B, 97.3% 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.

## OX28 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £341,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX28 was £341,750 in 2025. 847th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,976** (2021). OX28 had 27,976 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,030th 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in OX28 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In OX28, 93.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire)
- Centre: 51.7903, -1.5095

Council: [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witney): Charlie Maynard (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=-1.5095,51.7903,OX285GA

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