# OX7 5LJ: area report for a postcode in West Oxfordshire

OX7 5LJ 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 OX7 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) › [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7) › [OX7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. West Oxfordshire 001D: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **Kingham, 7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **No property in OX7 5LJ 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=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Oxfordshire 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **£418,586 average price**: For the whole of West Oxfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **88.4% can get gigabit broadband at OX7 5LJ**: Superfast for 97.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at OX7 5LJ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ
- **6.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-chipping-norton-e123227) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chipping Norton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-norton-school-e137936) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-catholic-school-chipping-norton-e141150) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2023 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| April 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2024 | £547,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £455,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £188,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHIPPING NORTON HEALTH CENTRE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (240 m); TOPSIDE PHARMACY (240 m)
- Dental practices: 28 NEW STREET [DENTAL PRACTICE] (10 m); DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Chipping Norton (130 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Chipping Norton (230 m, Midcounties Co-operative); M&S Foodhall Chipping Norton (810 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Chipping Norton (860 m, Aldi)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). West Oxfordshire 001D has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Oxfordshire 001D was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). West Oxfordshire 001D had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th 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: 94.0%** (January 2026). In West Oxfordshire 001D, 94.0% 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.

## OX7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £500,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX7 was £500,750 in 2025. 274th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,599** (2021). OX7 had 24,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,195th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OX7 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: 91.0%** (January 2026). In OX7, 91.0% 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: 51.9414, -1.5480

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

## Your MP

- [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury): Sean Woodcock (Labour), 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=-1.5480,51.9414,OX75LJ

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