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

OX7 5SY 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 5SY 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. West Oxfordshire 001A: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **Kingham, 8.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **No property in OX7 5SY 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=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Oxfordshire 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **£418,586 average price**: For the whole of West Oxfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at OX7 5SY**: Superfast for 83.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OX7 5SY**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **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=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-catholic-school-chipping-norton-e141150) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chipping Norton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-norton-school-e137936) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-school-e123326) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £557,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 430 m |
| January 2026 | £272,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |
| February 2023 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| March 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHIPPING NORTON HEALTH CENTRE (410 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Chipping Norton (370 m, Aldi); M&S Foodhall Chipping Norton (560 m, Marks and Spencer); Little Waitrose Shell Holywell (730 m, Waitrose)

## 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.8** (2025). West Oxfordshire 001A has a deprivation score of 7.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,999th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £433,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Oxfordshire 001A was £433,750 in 2025. Joint 7,082nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,280** (2021). West Oxfordshire 001A had 2,280 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,183rd 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: 89.4%** (January 2026). In West Oxfordshire 001A, 89.4% 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.

## 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: 51.9484, -1.5343

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=-1.5343,51.9484,OX75SY

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