South Oxfordshire District Council
Bins, council tax and planning, and what the council covers
South Oxfordshire District Council is the district, borough or city council for South Oxfordshire. It collects bins and council tax, and decides planning applications. Schools, roads and social care here are run by the county council, Oxfordshire. ONS places 5,324 postcodes in use in South Oxfordshire, in 16 postcode districts across 3 postcode areas.
83% of homes and businesses in South Oxfordshire can get gigabit broadband, Ofcom says. The Environment Agency puts 1,631 homes and businesses in South Oxfordshire in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Its website
South Oxfordshire District Council
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Bins and recycling
Council tax
Planning and building
Housing
Roads and parking
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Councillors, voting and complaints
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What broadband can you get in South Oxfordshire?
Across South Oxfordshire, 83% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 75% full fibre, Ofcom says.
For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much is council tax in South Oxfordshire?
Band D for 2026‑27: £2,598 a year
Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,732 |
| Band B | £2,020 |
| Band C | £2,309 |
| Band D | £2,598 |
| Band E | £3,175 |
| Band F | £3,752 |
| Band G | £4,329 |
| Band H | £5,195 |
Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How many homes in South Oxfordshire are at risk of flooding?
Across South Oxfordshire, the Environment Agency puts 1,631 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 478 postcodes with any property at risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Surface water
In South Oxfordshire the Environment Agency counts 1,863 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.2% of all its properties), 1,536 at medium risk (1.8%) and 4,974 at low risk (5.9%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Schools, roads and care: Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire has two councils. The county council, Oxfordshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.
Everything Oxfordshire County Council doesPostcode districts with postcodes in South Oxfordshire
- HP14 postcode district4 of its 541 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- HP18 postcode district3 of its 695 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX2 postcode district1 of its 1,023 postcodes in use is in South Oxfordshire.
- OX3 postcode district62 of its 1,004 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX4 postcode district35 of its 1,367 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX9 postcode district552 of its 562 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX10 postcode districtAll 1,042 of its postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX11 postcode district862 of its 1,184 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX14 postcode district90 of its 1,335 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX33 postcode district246 of its 281 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX39 postcode district255 of its 259 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX44 postcode districtAll 346 of its postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- OX49 postcode districtAll 231 of its postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- RG4 postcode district252 of its 1,000 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- RG8 postcode district418 of its 849 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
- RG9 postcode district925 of its 1,138 postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.
Its postcode areas
Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in South Oxfordshire.
Towns and villages
Is an address in South Oxfordshire?
A council's edge does not follow postcodes exactly. Check the postcode.
All councils, A to ZWhat South Oxfordshire covers: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Its name, website and own pages: GOV.UK, Local authority services, downloaded 14 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; every link opened on 14 October 2026. See all our data sources
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