OX12 7BB postcode in Wantage, Oxfordshire

OX12 7BB is a postcode in Wantage, in the Wantage Charlton ward of Vale of White Horse. It is in the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since February 1984.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Vale of White Horse: 84% Typical price £352,500 Homes sold in OX12 7, last 12 months. ▼ 9.6% on the year before Nearest station Didcot Parkway 12.7 km in a straight line

Where OX12 7BB is, and what is near it

Map of OX12 7BB and what is near it Map of OX12 7BB: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the OX12 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX12 7AA: also in OX12 7OX12 7AB: also in OX12 7OX12 7AG: also in OX12 7OX12 7AH: also in OX12 7OX12 7AJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7AL: also in OX12 7OX12 7AN: also in OX12 7OX12 7AP: also in OX12 7OX12 7AQ: also in OX12 7OX12 7AR: also in OX12 7OX12 7AS: also in OX12 7OX12 7AT: also in OX12 7OX12 7AU: also in OX12 7OX12 7AW: also in OX12 7OX12 7AX: also in OX12 7OX12 7BG: also in OX12 7OX12 7BH: also in OX12 7OX12 7BJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7BL: also in OX12 7OX12 7BS: also in OX12 7OX12 7BT: also in OX12 7OX12 7BU: also in OX12 7OX12 7BW: also in OX12 7OX12 7BX: also in OX12 7OX12 7BY: also in OX12 7OX12 7BZ: also in OX12 7OX12 7DA: also in OX12 7OX12 7DB: also in OX12 7OX12 7DD: also in OX12 7OX12 7DE: also in OX12 7OX12 7DF: also in OX12 7OX12 7DG: also in OX12 7OX12 7DH: also in OX12 7OX12 7DJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7DL: also in OX12 7OX12 7DN: also in OX12 7OX12 7DP: also in OX12 7OX12 7DQ: also in OX12 7OX12 7DR: also in OX12 7OX12 7DT: also in OX12 7OX12 7DW: also in OX12 7OX12 7DX: also in OX12 7OX12 7DY: also in OX12 7OX12 7DZ: also in OX12 7OX12 7EA: also in OX12 7OX12 7EB: also in OX12 7OX12 7ED: also in OX12 7OX12 7EE: also in OX12 7OX12 7EF: also in OX12 7OX12 7EG: also in OX12 7OX12 7EH: also in OX12 7OX12 7EJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7EL: also in OX12 7OX12 7EN: also in OX12 7OX12 7EP: also in OX12 7OX12 7EQ: also in OX12 7OX12 7ER: also in OX12 7OX12 7ES: also in OX12 7OX12 7ET: also in OX12 7OX12 7EW: also in OX12 7OX12 7FJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7FU: also in OX12 7OX12 7FW: also in OX12 7OX12 7FX: also in OX12 7OX12 7FY: also in OX12 7OX12 7GA: also in OX12 7OX12 7GB: also in OX12 7OX12 7GD: also in OX12 7OX12 7GH: also in OX12 7OX12 7GJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7GL: also in OX12 7OX12 7GN: also in OX12 7OX12 7GP: also in OX12 7OX12 7GR: also in OX12 7OX12 7HA: also in OX12 7OX12 7HB: also in OX12 7OX12 7HD: also in OX12 7OX12 7HE: also in OX12 7OX12 7HF: also in OX12 7OX12 7HG: also in OX12 7OX12 7HH: also in OX12 7OX12 7HJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7HL: also in OX12 7OX12 7HN: also in OX12 7OX12 7HP: also in OX12 7OX12 7HQ: also in OX12 7OX12 7HW: also in OX12 7OX12 7LP: also in OX12 7OX12 7LR: also in OX12 7OX12 7PD: also in OX12 7OX12 7QH: also in OX12 7OX12 7QJ: also in OX12 7OX12 7QL: also in OX12 7OX12 7QN: also in OX12 7OX12 7QY: also in OX12 7 Didcot Parkway station 12.7 kmAppleford station 13.7 kmWantage Charlton OX12 7BB Map of OX12 7BB and what is near it Map of OX12 7BB: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the OX12 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 900 mWantage Charlton OX12 7BB
  • OX12 7BB
  • Other postcodes in OX12 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5896, longitude -1.4241)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OX12 7BB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OX12 7BB?

Every home and business at OX12 7BB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Vale of White Horse: 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Vale of White Horse: 98%

The line marks the figure across Vale of White Horse.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at OX12 7BB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Vale of White Horse District Council's days for OX12 7BB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX12 7BB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OX12 7BB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OX12 7BB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Vale of White Horse

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX12 7BB: 1,612 properties in Vale of White Horse are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Vale of White Horse

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of OX12 7BB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OX12 7BB?

Homes in OX12 7 sold for a typical £352,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, down 9.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£352,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £407,500 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 32 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £219,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole OX12 district: a typical £340,000 from 337 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in OX12 7BB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in OX12 7BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 December 2025. The middle sale was £257,000, from £205,000 to £280,000. Across OX12 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £352,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near OX12 7BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around OX12 7BB. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OX12 7BB

Band D in Vale of White Horse for 2026‑27: £2,577. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,718 (band A) to £4,296 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,291.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,718
Band Babout 220 (35%)£2,005
Band Cabout 240 (38%)£2,291
Band Dabout 70 (11%)£2,577
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£3,150
Band Fabout 40 (6%)£3,723
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,296
Band Hwithheld£5,155

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 23% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Vale of White Horse before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OX12 7BB is in (ONS area E01035757), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OX12 7BB?

The nearest open schools to OX12 7BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX12 7BB, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to OX12 7BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX12 7BB is Didcot Parkway Rail Station, 12.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Didcot Parkway Rail Station Railway station 12.7 kmDrive
  • Appleford Rail Station Railway station 13.7 kmDrive

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Seesen Way, 73 m away.

More stations near OX12 7BB, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near OX12 7BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX12 7BB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OX12 7BB?

6 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX12 7BB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Wantage - Portway Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 400 mWalk
  • Wantage - Portway Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 400 mWalk
  • Wantage - Portway Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 400 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OX12 7BB?

The nearest to the centre of OX12 7BB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OX12 7BB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OX12 7BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX12 7BB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OX12 7BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX12 7BB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OX12 7BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX12 7BB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OX12 7BB in a conservation area?

The centre of OX12 7BB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OX12 7BB?

Police.uk records 97 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX12 7BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour26 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Drugs9 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: shoplifting 3, other crime 2, burglary 1, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for OX12 7BB

Ward
Wantage Charlton
Parish
Wantage
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Wantage
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
February 1984

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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