OX13 5LW postcode in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire

OX13 5LW is a postcode in Vale of White Horse, in the Thames ward. It is in the Witney parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 OX13 5LW can get it Across Vale of White Horse: 84% Typical price £450,000 Homes sold in OX13 5, last 12 months. ▼ 6.4% on the year before Nearest station Radley 10.2 km in a straight line

Where OX13 5LW is, and what is near it

Map of OX13 5LW and what is near it Map of OX13 5LW: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the OX13 5 sector, 4 schools (4 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX13 5AR: also in OX13 5OX13 5FY: also in OX13 5OX13 5GJ: also in OX13 5OX13 5GP: also in OX13 5OX13 5GQ: also in OX13 5OX13 5GR: also in OX13 5OX13 5GS: also in OX13 5OX13 5GT: also in OX13 5OX13 5GU: also in OX13 5OX13 5GW: also in OX13 5OX13 5GX: also in OX13 5OX13 5GY: also in OX13 5OX13 5GZ: also in OX13 5OX13 5JG: also in OX13 5OX13 5LN: also in OX13 5OX13 5LP: also in OX13 5OX13 5LR: also in OX13 5OX13 5LS: also in OX13 5OX13 5LT: also in OX13 5OX13 5LU: also in OX13 5OX13 5LX: also in OX13 5OX13 5LY: also in OX13 5OX13 5LZ: also in OX13 5OX13 5PW: also in OX13 5OX13 5QH: also in OX13 5OX13 5QJ: also in OX13 5OX13 5QL: also in OX13 5 School 2.1 kmSchool 3.3 km4 places, 6.2–7.6 km2 places, 6.2–11.1 kmRadley station 10.2 kmKingston Bagpuize OX13 5LW Map of OX13 5LW and what is near it Map of OX13 5LW: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the OX13 5 sector, 4 schools (4 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.3 kmKingston Bagpuize OX13 5LW
  • OX13 5LW
  • Other postcodes in OX13 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 51.6860, longitude -1.3887)

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 OX13 5LW?

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 OX13 5LW?

Every home and business at OX13 5LW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX13 5LW 100% Vale of White Horse 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for OX13 5LW.

Check the bin days for OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW.

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 OX13 5LW: 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 OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW?

Homes in OX13 5 sold for a typical £450,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 6.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£450,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£480,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £637,500 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £381,275 16 sales
  • Terraced £318,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £200,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole OX13 district: a typical £435,000 from 149 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 OX13 5LW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OX13 5LW. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX13 5LW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,370 homes in the neighbourhood around OX13 5LW. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (22%). 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 OX13 5LW

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 G, the most common, is £4,296.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (1%)£1,718
Band Babout 50 (4%)£2,005
Band Cabout 210 (15%)£2,291
Band Dabout 260 (19%)£2,577
Band Eabout 230 (17%)£3,150
Band Fabout 200 (15%)£3,723
Band Gabout 360 (26%)£4,296
Band Habout 40 (3%)£5,155

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 17% 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 OX13 5LW is in (ONS area E01028726), 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 OX13 5LW?

The nearest open schools to OX13 5LW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX13 5LW, 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 OX13 5LW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX13 5LW is Radley Rail Station, 10.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Radley Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive
  • Culham Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Old Forge, 136 m away.

More stations near OX13 5LW, 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 OX13 5LW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX13 5LW, 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 OX13 5LW?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX13 5LW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 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 OX13 5LW?

The nearest to the centre of OX13 5LW, 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 OX13 5LW?

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 OX13 5LW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX13 5LW, 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 vets are near OX13 5LW?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW in a conservation area?

The centre of OX13 5LW 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 OX13 5LW?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX13 5LW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Public order1 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 OX13 5LW

Ward
Thames
Parish
Fyfield and Tubney
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller 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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