OX12 8JS postcode in East Hendred, Oxfordshire

OX12 8JS is a postcode in East Hendred, in the Hendreds 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 January 1980.

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 56% of homes and businesses can get it. Vale of White Horse: 84% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in OX12 8, last 12 months. ▲ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Didcot Parkway 7.1 km in a straight line

Where OX12 8JS is, and what is near it

Map of OX12 8JS and what is near it Map of OX12 8JS: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the OX12 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. OX12 8BE: also in OX12 8OX12 8BJ: also in OX12 8OX12 8FQ: also in OX12 8OX12 8GB: also in OX12 8OX12 8GF: also in OX12 8OX12 8HR: also in OX12 8OX12 8HU: also in OX12 8OX12 8JD: also in OX12 8OX12 8JE: also in OX12 8OX12 8JG: also in OX12 8OX12 8JH: also in OX12 8OX12 8JJ: also in OX12 8OX12 8JL: also in OX12 8OX12 8JN: also in OX12 8OX12 8JQ: also in OX12 8OX12 8JR: also in OX12 8OX12 8JT: also in OX12 8OX12 8JU: also in OX12 8OX12 8JW: also in OX12 8OX12 8JX: also in OX12 8OX12 8JY: also in OX12 8OX12 8JZ: also in OX12 8OX12 8LA: also in OX12 8OX12 8LF: also in OX12 8OX12 8LN: also in OX12 8OX12 8LR: also in OX12 8OX12 8LS: also in OX12 8OX12 8RJ: also in OX12 8OX12 8RW: also in OX12 8OX12 8RX: also in OX12 8 4 places, 4.9–7.1 km2 GP practices, 5.7 kmAppleford station 8.4 kmWantage Charlton OX12 8JS Map of OX12 8JS and what is near it Map of OX12 8JS: its centre point, with the 228 other postcodes in the OX12 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 m4 places, 4.9–7.1 kmAppleford station 8.4 kmWantage Charlton OX12 8JS
  • OX12 8JS
  • Other postcodes in OX12 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 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 51.5977, longitude -1.3434)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OX12 8JS?

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 8JS?

Every home and business at OX12 8JS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 56% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)56% 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 8JS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Vale of White Horse District Council's days for OX12 8JS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX12 8JS 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 8JS 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 8JS.

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 8JS: 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 8JS 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 8JS?

Homes in OX12 8 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, up 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£385,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £630,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £407,250 12 sales
  • Terraced £316,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 17 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 8JS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX12 8JS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at OX12 8JS

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at OX12 8JS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX12 8JS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around OX12 8JS. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). 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 8JS

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 £5,155 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,291.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,718
Band Babout 30 (4%)£2,005
Band Cabout 150 (20%)£2,291
Band Dabout 130 (17%)£2,577
Band Eabout 150 (20%)£3,150
Band Fabout 110 (14%)£3,723
Band Gabout 140 (18%)£4,296
Band Habout 20 (3%)£5,155

When the homes were built

  1. 41% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 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 8JS is in (ONS area E01028730), 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 8JS?

The nearest open schools to OX12 8JS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX12 8JS, 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 8JS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX12 8JS is Didcot Parkway Rail Station, 7.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Didcot Parkway Rail Station Railway station 7.1 kmDrive
  • Appleford Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Plough, 324 m away.

More stations near OX12 8JS, 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 8JS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX12 8JS, 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 8JS?

0 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX12 8JS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

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 8JS?

The nearest to the centre of OX12 8JS, 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 8JS?

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 8JS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX12 8JS, 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 8JS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX12 8JS, 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 8JS?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX12 8JS 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 8JS in a conservation area?

The centre of OX12 8JS 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 8JS?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX12 8JS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report

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 8JS

Ward
Hendreds
Parish
East Hendred
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
East Hendred
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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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