# OX29 8BW: area report for a postcode in West Oxfordshire

OX29 8BW 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 OX29 8BW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) › [OX29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox29) › [OX29 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox29-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. West Oxfordshire 006B: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **Combe (Oxon), 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **No property in OX29 8BW 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=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, West Oxfordshire 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **£418,586 average price**: For the whole of West Oxfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX29 8BW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **Low road and rail noise at OX29 8BW**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hanborough Manor CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanborough-manor-cofe-school-e141053) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Freeland Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freeland-church-of-england-primary-school-e140916) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Combe CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/combe-cofe-primary-school-e123116) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £560,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2024 | £710,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £342,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Combe (Oxon) (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: HANBOROUGH PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: 70B MAIN ROAD (580 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Long Hanborough Supermarket (430 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). West Oxfordshire 006B has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Oxfordshire 006B was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,883** (2021). West Oxfordshire 006B had 1,883 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,612th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In West Oxfordshire 006B, 97.4% 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.

## OX29 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX29 was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 444th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,510** (2021). OX29 had 27,510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,054th 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: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in OX29 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: 94.4%** (January 2026). In OX29, 94.4% 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: 51.8271, -1.3992

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

## Your MP

- [Bicester and Woodstock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bicester-and-woodstock): Calum Miller (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=-1.3992,51.8271,OX298BW

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