Faringdon

Faringdon is covered by postcode district SN7. It is in the Vale of White Horse council area, Oxfordshire.

Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in Faringdon, last 12 months. ▼ 6.2% on the year before Gigabit broadband 159 of 232 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 3 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Faringdon, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Faringdon, by flood risk Of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon that ONS places, 237 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Faringdon. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A420A417 SN7 7AA: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AB: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AD: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AE: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AF: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AH: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AL: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AN: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AP: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AR: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AS: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AT: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AU: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AW: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AX: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AY: not on the flood risk listSN7 7AZ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BA: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BB: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BD: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BE: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BF: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BH: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7BL: 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risk listSN7 7HJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HL: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HP: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HT: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HU: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HY: not on the flood risk listSN7 7HZ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JA: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JB: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JD: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JE: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JF: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JH: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JL: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JN: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JP: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JR: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JS: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JT: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JW: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JX: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JY: not on the flood risk listSN7 7JZ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LA: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LB: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LD: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LE: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LF: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LR: not on the flood risk listSN7 7LS: not on the flood risk listSN7 7ND: not on the flood risk listSN7 7NH: not on the flood risk listSN7 7NN: not on the flood risk listSN7 7NP: not on the flood risk listSN7 7NQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7NR: not on the flood risk listSN7 7NS: not on the flood risk listSN7 7PG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7PL: not on the flood risk listSN7 7PQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7QG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7QQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7QU: not on the flood risk listSN7 7QX: not on the flood risk listSN7 7QY: not on the flood risk listSN7 7QZ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7RS: not on the flood risk listSN7 7RX: not on the flood risk listSN7 7SJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7SN: not on the flood risk listSN7 7SX: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UF: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UH: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UL: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UN: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UP: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UR: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UT: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UW: not on the flood risk listSN7 7UY: not on the flood risk listSN7 7WD: not on the flood risk listSN7 7XA: not on the flood risk listSN7 7XE: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YG: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YL: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YN: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YP: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YR: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YS: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YT: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YU: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YW: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YX: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YY: not on the flood risk listSN7 7YZ: not on the flood risk listSN7 7ZF: not on the flood risk listSN7 7ZG: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AA: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AB: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AD: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AE: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AF: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AL: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AP: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AQ: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AR: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AS: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AT: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AU: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AX: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AY: not on the flood risk listSN7 8AZ: not on the flood risk listSN7 8BA: not on the flood risk listSN7 8BB: not on the flood risk listSN7 8BD: not on the flood risk listSN7 8BE: not on the flood risk listSN7 8BG: not on the flood risk listSN7 8DB: not on the flood risk listSN7 8DD: not on the flood risk listSN7 8DS: not on the flood risk listSN7 8EH: not on the flood risk listSN7 8EJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 8EL: not on the flood risk listSN7 8EP: not on the flood risk listSN7 8ER: not on the flood risk listSN7 8EW: not on the flood risk listSN7 8GH: not on the flood risk listSN7 8SJ: not on the flood risk listSN7 8SL: not on the flood risk listSN7 8SN: not on the flood risk listSN7 8SR: not on the flood risk list Faringdon Map of every postcode in Faringdon, by flood risk Of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon that ONS places, 237 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Faringdon. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A420 Faringdon
  • 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: 237

Of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon that ONS places, 237 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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6538, longitude -1.5865. 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 Faringdon?

Homes sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 6.2% on the 12 months before. At 159 of the 232 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 237 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 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Swindon, 16.9 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 Faringdon?

Homes in Faringdon sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, down 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £423,500 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £331,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £297,320 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £152,500 25 sales

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

Across the whole SN7 district, Faringdon's main postcode district: a typical £370,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Faringdon: 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 Faringdon?

19 of the 237 postcodes now in use in Faringdon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 28 of the 191 homes sold in Faringdon were newly built (15%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SN7 district, 27%.

The newest postcodes

SN7 9BZsince March 2026SN7 9DBsince February 2026SN7 8GHsince February 2025SN7 7QUsince April 2024SN7 7JDsince March 2024SN7 7QGsince September 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 FaringdonAcross the SN7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 112 (0%) 15 of 210 (7%)
The 12 months to August 2025 28 of 191 (15%) 92 of 341 (27%)

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 Faringdon?

Ofcom reports on 232 of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon. At 159 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit159 of 232
Postcodes where every home can get superfast227 of 232

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 Faringdon at risk of flooding?

None of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon 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 Faringdon?

The open schools at the postcodes in Faringdon. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Faringdon?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Faringdon is Swindon Rail Station, 16.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Swindon Rail Station Railway station 16.9 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 Faringdon?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Faringdon. 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 Faringdon safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 656 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Faringdon 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. 57 September 2025
  2. 64 October 2025
  3. 44 November 2025
  4. 59 December 2025
  5. 52 January 2026
  6. 49 February 2026
  7. 43 March 2026
  8. 42 April 2026
  9. 56 May 2026
  10. 67 June 2026
  11. 71 July 2026
  12. 52 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences263 reports
Shoplifting106 reports
Anti-social behaviour88 reports
Public order49 reports
Other theft41 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Other crime19 reports
Burglary18 reports

Also: vehicle crime 10, drugs 7, robbery 7, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 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 Faringdon?

District, borough or city council
Vale of White Horse
County council
Oxfordshire
Parliamentary constituency
Witney
Police force area
Thames Valley
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat)

All 237 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 Faringdon

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Faringdon postcodes

237 postcodes in use in Faringdon, by district:

SN7 postcode district,237 postcodes

That district is in the SN postcode area.

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Places near Faringdon

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Faringdon's £305,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Stanford in the Vale5.5 km, £390,000Shrivenham and Watchfield7.1 km, £465,000Bampton8.8 km, £400,000Highworth9.0 km, £263,000Lechlade-on-Thames9.0 km, £420,000Kingston Bagpuize11.8 km, £400,000Carterton12.2 km, £337,500Grove12.2 km, £310,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Faringdon

What is it like to live in Faringdon?
Homes sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 6.2% on the 12 months before. At 159 of the 232 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 237 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 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Swindon, 16.9 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 Faringdon?
Faringdon is covered by postcode district SN7, across 237 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Faringdon in?
Faringdon is in the Vale of White Horse council area, and Oxfordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Faringdon?
Faringdon is in the Witney parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Faringdon?
Homes in Faringdon sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 112 sales, down 6.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Faringdon?
In Faringdon, primary schools at its postcodes include The Elms Primary School and Folly View Primary; secondary schools at its postcodes include Faringdon Community College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Faringdon have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Faringdon is Swindon, 16.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Faringdon?
Ofcom reports on 232 of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon. At 159 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Faringdon at risk of flooding?
None of the 237 postcodes in Faringdon 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 Faringdon?
19 of the 237 postcodes now in use in Faringdon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 28 of the 191 homes sold in Faringdon were newly built (15%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SN7 district, 27%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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