Vale of White Horse District Council

What broadband can you get in Vale of White Horse?

Across Vale of White Horse, 84% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 64% 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 Vale of White Horse?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,577 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 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.

Source: 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 Vale of White Horse are at risk of flooding?

Across Vale of White Horse, the Environment Agency puts 1,616 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 471 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 Vale of White Horse the Environment Agency counts 1,612 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2% of all its properties), 1,530 at medium risk (1.9%) and 4,190 at low risk (5.3%). 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

Vale of White Horse has two councils. The county council, Oxfordshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemoxfordshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Vale of White Horse

• GL7 postcode district1 of its 1,688 postcodes in use is in Vale of White Horse.
• OX1 postcode district141 of its 845 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• OX2 postcode district288 of its 1,023 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• OX11 postcode district322 of its 1,184 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• OX12 postcode district1,016 of its 1,036 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• OX13 postcode district476 of its 477 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• OX14 postcode district1,245 of its 1,335 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• OX29 postcode district8 of its 1,013 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• RG17 postcode district2 of its 661 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• SN6 postcode district238 of its 681 postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.
• SN7 postcode districtAll 564 of its postcodes in use are in Vale of White Horse.

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 Vale of White Horse.