OX12 9RF postcode in Wantage, Oxfordshire

OX12 9RF 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 December 2008.

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 at OX12 9RF can get it Across Vale of White Horse: 84% Typical price £335,000 Homes sold in OX12 9, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Didcot Parkway 13.0 km in a straight line

Where OX12 9RF is, and what is near it

Map of OX12 9RF and what is near it Map of OX12 9RF: its centre point, with the 336 other postcodes in the OX12 9 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 9AA: also in OX12 9OX12 9AB: also in OX12 9OX12 9AE: also in OX12 9OX12 9AF: also in OX12 9OX12 9AG: also in OX12 9OX12 9AH: also in OX12 9OX12 9AJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9AL: also in OX12 9OX12 9AN: also in OX12 9OX12 9AP: also in OX12 9OX12 9AQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9AR: also in OX12 9OX12 9AS: also in OX12 9OX12 9AT: also in OX12 9OX12 9AU: also in OX12 9OX12 9AW: also in OX12 9OX12 9AX: also in OX12 9OX12 9AY: also in OX12 9OX12 9AZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9BA: also in OX12 9OX12 9BB: also in OX12 9OX12 9BD: also in OX12 9OX12 9BE: also in OX12 9OX12 9BG: also in OX12 9OX12 9BH: also in OX12 9OX12 9BJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9BN: also in OX12 9OX12 9BP: also in OX12 9OX12 9BQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9BT: also in OX12 9OX12 9BU: also in OX12 9OX12 9BW: also in OX12 9OX12 9BX: also in OX12 9OX12 9BY: also in OX12 9OX12 9BZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9DA: also in OX12 9OX12 9DB: also in OX12 9OX12 9DD: also in OX12 9OX12 9DE: also in OX12 9OX12 9DF: also in OX12 9OX12 9DG: also in OX12 9OX12 9DH: also in OX12 9OX12 9DL: also in OX12 9OX12 9DN: also in OX12 9OX12 9DQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9DR: also in OX12 9OX12 9DS: also in OX12 9OX12 9DT: also in OX12 9OX12 9DU: also in OX12 9OX12 9DX: also in OX12 9OX12 9DY: also in OX12 9OX12 9DZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9EA: also in OX12 9OX12 9EB: also in OX12 9OX12 9ED: also in OX12 9OX12 9EE: also in OX12 9OX12 9EF: also in OX12 9OX12 9EG: also in OX12 9OX12 9EH: also in OX12 9OX12 9EJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9EL: also in OX12 9OX12 9EN: also in OX12 9OX12 9EP: also in OX12 9OX12 9EQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9ER: also in OX12 9OX12 9ES: also in OX12 9OX12 9ET: also in OX12 9OX12 9EU: also in OX12 9OX12 9EW: also in OX12 9OX12 9EX: also in OX12 9OX12 9EY: also in OX12 9OX12 9EZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9FB: also in OX12 9OX12 9FD: also in OX12 9OX12 9FG: also in OX12 9OX12 9FJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9FQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9FU: also in OX12 9OX12 9FW: also in OX12 9OX12 9FZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9GB: also in OX12 9OX12 9GD: also in OX12 9OX12 9GE: also in OX12 9OX12 9GF: also in OX12 9OX12 9GG: also in OX12 9OX12 9GH: also in OX12 9OX12 9GJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9GL: also in OX12 9OX12 9GP: also in OX12 9OX12 9GR: also in OX12 9OX12 9GS: also in OX12 9OX12 9GT: also in OX12 9OX12 9GU: also in OX12 9OX12 9GW: also in OX12 9OX12 9GX: also in OX12 9OX12 9GY: also in OX12 9OX12 9GZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9HA: also in OX12 9OX12 9HB: also in OX12 9OX12 9HD: also in OX12 9OX12 9HE: also in OX12 9OX12 9HF: also in OX12 9OX12 9HG: also in OX12 9OX12 9HH: also in OX12 9OX12 9HJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9HL: also in OX12 9OX12 9HN: also in OX12 9OX12 9HP: also in OX12 9OX12 9HQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9HR: also in OX12 9OX12 9HS: also in OX12 9OX12 9HT: also in OX12 9OX12 9HU: also in OX12 9OX12 9HW: also in OX12 9OX12 9HX: also in OX12 9OX12 9HY: also in OX12 9OX12 9HZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9JA: also in OX12 9OX12 9JB: also in OX12 9OX12 9JX: also in OX12 9OX12 9LQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9LZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9NA: also in OX12 9OX12 9NF: also in OX12 9OX12 9NP: also in OX12 9OX12 9NR: also in OX12 9OX12 9NS: also in OX12 9OX12 9NY: also in OX12 9OX12 9NZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9RB: also in OX12 9OX12 9RD: also in OX12 9OX12 9RE: also in OX12 9OX12 9RH: also in OX12 9OX12 9RL: also in OX12 9OX12 9TQ: also in OX12 9OX12 9TZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9WJ: also in OX12 9OX12 9WL: also in OX12 9OX12 9WN: also in OX12 9OX12 9WP: also in OX12 9OX12 9WR: also in OX12 9OX12 9WS: also in OX12 9OX12 9WW: also in OX12 9OX12 9XN: also in OX12 9OX12 9XP: also in OX12 9OX12 9XR: also in OX12 9OX12 9XS: also in OX12 9OX12 9XT: also in OX12 9OX12 9XU: also in OX12 9OX12 9XW: also in OX12 9OX12 9XY: also in OX12 9OX12 9XZ: also in OX12 9OX12 9YA: also in OX12 9OX12 9YB: also in OX12 9OX12 9YD: also in OX12 9OX12 9YE: also in OX12 9OX12 9YF: also in OX12 9OX12 9YG: also in OX12 9OX12 9YH: also in OX12 9OX12 9YN: also in OX12 9OX12 9ZB: also in OX12 9OX12 9ZD: also in OX12 9OX12 9ZE: also in OX12 9OX12 9ZF: also in OX12 9 Appleford station 13.9 kmRidgeway OX12 9RF Map of OX12 9RF and what is near it Map of OX12 9RF: its centre point, with the 336 other postcodes in the OX12 9 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 250 m. Appleford station 13.9 kmRidgeway OX12 9RF
  • OX12 9RF
  • Other postcodes in OX12 9: 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 51.5897, longitude -1.4274)

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 9RF?

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 9RF?

Every home and business at OX12 9RF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX12 9RF 100% Vale of White Horse 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX12 9RF 100% Vale of White Horse 98%
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 9RF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for OX12 9RF.

Check the bin days for OX12 9RF 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 9RF 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 9RF.

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 9RF: 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 9RF 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 9RF?

Homes in OX12 9 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 107 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £518,050 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £310,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 23 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 9RF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in OX12 9RF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 January 2026. 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 9RF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around OX12 9RF. 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 9RF

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 9RF 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 9RF?

The nearest open schools to OX12 9RF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX12 9RF, 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 9RF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX12 9RF is Didcot Parkway Rail Station, 13.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Didcot Parkway Rail Station Railway station 13.0 kmDrive
  • Appleford Rail Station Railway station 13.9 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 Sainsbury's, 49 m away.

More stations near OX12 9RF, 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 9RF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX12 9RF, 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 9RF?

6 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX12 9RF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Wantage - Portway Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 300 mWalk
  • Wantage - Portway Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 350 mWalk
  • Wantage - Portway Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 350 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 9RF?

The nearest to the centre of OX12 9RF, 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 9RF?

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 9RF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX12 9RF, 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 9RF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX12 9RF, 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 9RF?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX12 9RF 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 9RF in a conservation area?

The centre of OX12 9RF 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 9RF?

Police.uk records 95 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX12 9RF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences38 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Drugs8 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: shoplifting 2, 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 9RF

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
December 2008

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

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All of OX12

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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