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OX12 · OX12 9 · Vale of White Horse

OX12 9GZ

In Vale of White Horse · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
Low
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
101
Incidents · Neighbourhood · 12 months
Median price
£165,000
Sold prices · OX12 9GZ only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode OX12 9GZ is around £165,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 101 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around OX12 9GZ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. Rivers and sea flood risk is assessed as low. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: Low. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
Low
Surface water
None identified
Near a flood-risk boundary: area-level only; properties within this postcode may vary in their actual risk.
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Sept 21Aug 26

Range £267,000 – £485,000

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£165,000
OX12 9GZ only · 12 months
Sales
3
OX12 9GZ only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across OX12 9, last 24 months.

  • Semi-detached£365,000(89 sales)
  • Flat£200,000(79 sales)
  • Detached£525,000(72 sales)
  • Terraced£310,000(68 sales)

OX12 9GZ median £165,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £390,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
101
Neighbourhood · 12 months
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences

How it compares

  • Crime: 1.3× the typical Vale of White Horse neighbourhood
  • Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood

Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Vale of White Horse and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in OX12 9GZ, compared with 85.1% across Vale of White Horse and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 65.2% of premises across Vale of White Horse (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable
0%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%

Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 85.1% of premises across Vale of White Horse have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.

Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeVale of White HorseEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a65.2%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available0%85.1%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%98.2%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0.08%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 18% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with Vale of White Horse: more deprived than 43% of its 81 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income8of 10
  • Employment8of 10
  • Crime5of 10
  • Living environment8of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01035758 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band C (37%). Average Band D in Vale of White Horse is £2,577.44 for 2026/27.

That is 8% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Average Band C in Vale of White Horse: £2,291.06 for 2026/27.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 700 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A1%
  • Band B33%
  • Band C37%
  • Band D10%
  • Band E9%
  • Band F3%
  • Band G7%
  • Band H–
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10 and does not publish very small counts (shown as –). Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

  1. Stockham Primary School0.3 miles (520 m)
    Community school · ages 4–11 · 203 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2025: Some aspects not as strongOfsted reports for Stockham Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Academy converter · ages 3–11 · Church of England · 435 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Wantage Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Charlton Primary School0.8 miles (1.4 km)
    Academy converter · ages 2–11 · 444 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Charlton Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

  1. King Alfred's0.2 miles (340 m)
    Academy converter · ages 11–18 · 1,708 pupils
    Ofsted report card, April 2026
    • Inclusion Expected standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
    • Achievement Needs attention
    • Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
    • Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
    • Post-16 provision Expected standard
    • Leadership and governance Needs attention
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for King Alfred's (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. St Johns CofE Academy1.3 miles (2.2 km)
    Free schools · ages 2–16 · Church of England · 327 pupils
    No Ofsted inspection published yet
  3. UTC Oxfordshire6.9 miles (11.1 km)
    University technical college · ages 14–19 · 316 pupils
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to OX12 9GZ is Didcot Parkway Rail Station, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 6 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Bus stops within 500 m
6

Nearest stations

  1. Didcot Parkway Rail Station
    National Rail · Didcot
    8.2 miles (13.2 km)
  2. Appleford Rail Station
    National Rail · Appleford
    8.8 miles (14.2 km)
  3. Culham Rail Station
    National Rail · Culham
    9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £165,000 · Crime: 101 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot · Flood band: Low
August 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £165,000 · Crime: 111 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot · Flood band: Low
July 2026saved snapshot
Sector median recorded at £341,143 · Crime: 114 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot · Flood band: Low
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £341,143 · Crime: 111 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £340,000 · Crime: 114 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £340,000 · Crime: 121 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £340,000 · Crime: 124 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £340,000 · Crime: 138 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £340,572 · Crime: 146 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £341,143 · Crime: 164 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £346,000 · Crime: 166 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £341,143 · Crime: 178 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £347,500 · Crime: 182 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £348,750 · Crime: 191 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 196 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £346,750 · Crime: 199 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £343,072 · Crime: 214 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 211 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 223 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 213 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 211 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £350,000 · Crime: 196 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £355,000 · Crime: 194 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £354,500 · Crime: 183 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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