Benson

Benson is covered by postcode district OX10. It is in the South Oxfordshire council area, Oxfordshire.

Typical price £490,000 Homes sold in Benson, last 12 months. ▲ 15.3% on the year before Gigabit broadband 71 of 140 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 15 of 140 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 60 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 2 2 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Benson, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Benson, by flood risk Of the 140 postcodes in Benson that ONS places, 9 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at low risk at worst and 125 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Benson. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A4074 OX10 6AA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6AB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6BF: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DD: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DF: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DH: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DN: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DQ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DR: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DS: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DT: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DU: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DW: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DY: not on the flood risk listOX10 6DZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6ED: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EF: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EH: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EN: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EQ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EU: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EW: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EX: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EY: not on the flood risk listOX10 6EZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FD: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FF: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FH: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FN: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FQ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FR: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FS: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FT: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FY: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6GB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6GE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6GF: not on the flood risk listOX10 6GG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6GH: not on the flood risk listOX10 6HB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6HD: not on the flood risk listOX10 6HE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6JX: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LD: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LR: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LS: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LT: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LU: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LY: not on the flood risk listOX10 6LZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NH: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NN: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NQ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NR: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NS: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NT: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NW: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NX: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NY: not on the flood risk listOX10 6NZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6PA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6PB: not on the flood risk listOX10 6PJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6PL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RS: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RT: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RU: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RX: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RY: not on the flood risk listOX10 6RZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SD: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SE: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SF: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SN: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SP: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SQ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SR: not on the flood risk listOX10 6ST: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SU: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SW: not on the flood risk listOX10 6SZ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6TA: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UG: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UH: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UJ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UL: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UN: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UQ: not on the flood risk listOX10 6UW: not on the flood risk listOX10 6FU: low flood risk at worstOX10 6FW: low flood risk at worstOX10 6FX: low flood risk at worstOX10 6LX: low flood risk at worstOX10 6PD: low flood risk at worstOX10 6SH: low flood risk at worstOX10 6HA: high flood riskOX10 6LH: high flood riskOX10 6LN: high flood riskOX10 6LQ: high flood riskOX10 6LW: high flood riskOX10 6NU: high flood riskOX10 6RR: high flood riskOX10 6SA: high flood riskOX10 6SJ: high flood risk Benson 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to OX10 6LH, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Benson, by flood risk Of the 140 postcodes in Benson that ONS places, 9 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at low risk at worst and 125 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Benson. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A4074 Benson
  • A home or business at high risk: 9
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 6
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 125
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 140 postcodes in Benson that ONS places, 9 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at low risk at worst and 125 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6199, longitude -1.0990. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

OX10 6LH13 at high riskOX10 6SJ10 at high riskOX10 6LQ4 at high riskOX10 6LN3 at high riskOX10 6RR3 at high riskOX10 6LW2 at high riskOX10 6NU2 at high riskOX10 6SA1 at high riskOX10 6HA1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OX10 6LH, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Benson?

Homes sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 15.3% on the 12 months before. At 71 of the 140 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 60 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 15 of its 140 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Cholsey, 6.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Benson?

Homes in Benson sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, up 15.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£490,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £676,250 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £407,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £387,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OX10 district, Benson's main postcode district: a typical £468,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Benson: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Benson?

20 of the 140 postcodes now in use in Benson came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 66 homes sold in Benson were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OX10 district, 19%.

The newest postcodes

OX10 6GGsince November 2023OX10 6GFsince October 2023OX10 6GHsince October 2023OX10 6FLsince July 2023OX10 6FUsince February 2023OX10 6GEsince January 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn BensonAcross the OX10 district
The 12 months to August 2026 5 of 53 (9%) 22 of 324 (7%)
The 12 months to August 2025 3 of 66 (5%) 100 of 518 (19%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Benson?

Ofcom reports on 140 of the 140 postcodes in Benson. At 71 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit71 of 140
Postcodes where every home can get superfast136 of 140

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Benson at risk of flooding?

15 of the 140 postcodes in Benson have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 60 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 15 of 140 postcodes High: 39Medium: 21Low: 54

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, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Benson?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Benson. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Benson?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Benson is Cholsey Rail Station, 6.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Cholsey Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Didcot Parkway Rail Station Railway station 10.0 kmDrive
  • Appleford Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Benson?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Benson. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Benson safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 196 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Benson over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 21 September 2025
  2. 17 October 2025
  3. 26 November 2025
  4. 9 December 2025
  5. 13 January 2026
  6. 23 February 2026
  7. 15 March 2026
  8. 13 April 2026
  9. 18 May 2026
  10. 12 June 2026
  11. 16 July 2026
  12. 13 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences101 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Other theft18 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Other crime10 reports
Burglary8 reports
Public order6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, drugs 4, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Benson?

District, borough or city council
South Oxfordshire
County council
Oxfordshire
Parliamentary constituency
Henley and Thame
Police force area
Thames Valley
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat)

All 140 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Benson

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Benson postcodes

140 postcodes in use in Benson, by district:

OX10 postcode district,140 postcodes

That district is in the OX postcode area.

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Places near Benson

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Benson's £490,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Wallingford3.1 km, £430,000Brightwell-cum-Sotwell4.3 km, £780,000Chalgrove5.5 km, £426,250Cholsey6.3 km, £418,000Watlington6.9 km, £500,000Berinsfield7.0 km, £295,000Woodcote10.1 km, £465,000Didcot10.3 km, £350,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Benson

What is it like to live in Benson?
Homes sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 15.3% on the 12 months before. At 71 of the 140 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 60 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 15 of its 140 postcodes. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Cholsey, 6.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Benson?
Benson is covered by postcode district OX10, across 140 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Benson in?
Benson is in the South Oxfordshire council area, and Oxfordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Benson?
Benson is in the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Benson?
Homes in Benson sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, up 15.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Benson?
In Benson, primary schools at its postcodes include Benson Church of England Primary School and RAF Benson Community Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Wallingford School, 2.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Benson have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Benson is Cholsey, 6.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Benson?
Ofcom reports on 140 of the 140 postcodes in Benson. At 71 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Benson at risk of flooding?
15 of the 140 postcodes in Benson have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 60 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Benson?
20 of the 140 postcodes now in use in Benson came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 66 homes sold in Benson were newly built (5%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OX10 district, 19%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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