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

OX28 5LQ 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 5LQ 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

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 56% on July. West Oxfordshire 010C: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **Finstock, 8.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **No property in OX28 5LQ 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=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Oxfordshire 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **£418,586 average price**: For the whole of West Oxfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX28 5LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OX28 5LQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **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=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen Emma's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-emmas-primary-school-e142362) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-witney-e139527) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Henry Box School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-henry-box-school-e138210) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Witney Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-witney-primary-school-and-nursery-e151669) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [The Batt Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-batt-church-of-england-primary-school-e142377) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-infant-school-e142508) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £389,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £422,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £372,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2023 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: CORN STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (830 m); BUTTERCROSS DENTAL PRACTICE (920 m); CHURCH GREEN DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m); CHURCH GREEN DENTAL PRACTICE LEONDAKI LTD (940 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Witney (150 m, Spar); Tesco Witney Station Ln Esso Express (510 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Shell Ducklington (780 m, Waitrose); Lidl New Close Lane Witney (850 m, Lidl); Tesco Witney Fettiplace Rd Express (890 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). West Oxfordshire 010C has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £345,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Oxfordshire 010C was £345,500 in 2025. Joint 11,992nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,288** (2021). West Oxfordshire 010C had 1,288 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,286th least 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In West Oxfordshire 010C, 99.8% 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: 51.7800, -1.4990

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=-1.4990,51.7800,OX285LQ

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