Drayton

Drayton is covered by postcode district OX14. It is in the Vale of White Horse council area, Oxfordshire.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Drayton (Vale of White Horse).

Typical price £427,500 Homes sold in Drayton, last 12 months. ▼ 16.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 42 of 66 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Drayton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Drayton, by flood risk Of the 66 postcodes in Drayton that ONS places, 66 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Drayton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A34 OX14 4FE: not on the flood risk listOX14 4FF: not on the flood risk listOX14 4FN: not on the flood risk listOX14 4FU: not on the flood risk listOX14 4FW: not on the flood risk listOX14 4FX: not on the flood risk listOX14 4FY: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GE: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GG: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GH: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GJ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GL: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GN: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GQ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GR: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GS: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GW: not on the flood risk listOX14 4GY: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HF: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HH: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HJ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HL: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HN: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HP: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HS: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HT: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HU: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HW: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HX: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HY: not on the flood risk listOX14 4HZ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JA: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JB: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JD: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JE: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JF: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JG: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JH: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JJ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JL: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JN: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JQ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JR: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JS: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JT: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JU: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JW: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JX: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JY: not on the flood risk listOX14 4JZ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LA: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LB: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LD: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LE: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LF: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LG: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LH: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LJ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LL: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LN: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LP: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LQ: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LT: not on the flood risk listOX14 4LU: not on the flood risk listOX14 4SU: not on the flood risk listOX14 4SX: not on the flood risk list Drayton Map of every postcode in Drayton, by flood risk Of the 66 postcodes in Drayton that ONS places, 66 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Drayton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A34 Drayton
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 66

Of the 66 postcodes in Drayton that ONS places, 66 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. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6451, longitude -1.3118. 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

What is it like to live in Drayton?

Homes sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 16.4% on the 12 months before. At 42 of the 66 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 66 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Marcham Rd Family Health Centre, 2.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Appleford, 4.8 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 Drayton?

Homes in Drayton sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, down 16.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£427,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£511,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £465,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £395,000 10 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole OX14 district, Drayton's main postcode district: a typical £370,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Drayton: 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 Drayton?

None of the 66 postcodes now in use in Drayton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 38 homes sold in Drayton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OX14 district, 16%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn DraytonAcross the OX14 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 24 (0%) 0 of 480 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 38 (0%) 125 of 782 (16%)

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 Drayton?

Ofcom reports on 66 of the 66 postcodes in Drayton. At 42 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit42 of 66
Postcodes where every home can get superfast64 of 66

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 Drayton at risk of flooding?

None of the 66 postcodes in Drayton is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

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 Drayton?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Drayton. 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 Drayton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Drayton is Appleford Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Appleford Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • Culham Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
  • Didcot Parkway Rail Station Railway station 6.1 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 Drayton?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Drayton. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

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

Is Drayton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 164 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Drayton 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. 13 September 2025
  2. 15 October 2025
  3. 18 November 2025
  4. 13 December 2025
  5. 12 January 2026
  6. 10 February 2026
  7. 18 March 2026
  8. 14 April 2026
  9. 14 May 2026
  10. 8 June 2026
  11. 18 July 2026
  12. 11 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences79 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Public order18 reports
Other theft12 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Burglary3 reports
Drugs3 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 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 Drayton?

District, borough or city council
Vale of White Horse
County council
Oxfordshire
Parliamentary constituency
Didcot and Wantage
Police force area
Thames Valley
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)

All 66 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

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Drayton postcodes

66 postcodes in use in Drayton, by district:

OX14 postcode district,66 postcodes

That district is in the OX postcode area.

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Places near Drayton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Drayton's £427,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Sutton Courtenay and Milton2.3 km, £395,000Steventon2.4 km, £442,500Marcham3.3 km, £380,050Abingdon-on-Thames3.8 km, £350,000Harwell5.3 km, £480,000Didcot6.1 km, £350,000Wootton, Vale of White Horse6.5 km, £445,000Chilton, Vale of White Horse8.1 km, £408,750 All places A to Z

Questions about Drayton

What is it like to live in Drayton?
Homes sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 16.4% on the 12 months before. At 42 of the 66 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 66 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Marcham Rd Family Health Centre, 2.8 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Appleford, 4.8 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 Drayton?
Drayton is covered by postcode district OX14, across 66 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Drayton in?
Drayton is in the Vale of White Horse council area, and Oxfordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Drayton?
Drayton is in the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Drayton?
Homes in Drayton sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, down 16.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Drayton?
In Drayton, primary schools at its postcodes include Drayton Community Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Unicorn School, 2.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Drayton have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Drayton is Appleford, 4.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Drayton?
Ofcom reports on 66 of the 66 postcodes in Drayton. At 42 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Drayton at risk of flooding?
None of the 66 postcodes in Drayton is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Drayton?
None of the 66 postcodes now in use in Drayton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 38 homes sold in Drayton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OX14 district, 16%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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