OX14 5LJ postcode in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
OX14 5LJ is a postcode in Abingdon-on-Thames, in the Abingdon Caldecott ward of Vale of White Horse. It is in the Oxford West and Abingdon parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where OX14 5LJ is, and what is near it
- OX14 5LJ
- Other postcodes in OX14 5: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6603, longitude -1.2880)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after OX14 5LJ?
- Vale of White HorseDistrict council Vale of White Horse: bins, council tax, planning
- OxfordshireCounty council Oxfordshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around OX14 5LJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Thames ValleyPolice force area
- Oxford West and AbingdonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Layla Moran
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 OX14 5LJ?
Every home and business at OX14 5LJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 OX14 5LJ?
BinDayBuddy has not read Vale of White Horse District Council's days for OX14 5LJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for OX14 5LJ on BinDayBuddySource: 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 OX14 5LJ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 24 homes and businesses at OX14 5LJ. 7 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
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 OX14 5LJ: 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 OX14 5LJ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 23:44 on 22 October 2026.
- River Ock at Abingdon and CaldecottFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Ock at Abingdon and Caldecott
- River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East HanneyFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon, and also the Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 23:44 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near OX14 5LJ?
Homes in OX14 5 sold for a typical £328,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 118 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £395,000 17 sales
- Semi-detached £350,000 27 sales
- Terraced £310,000 45 sales
- Flat or maisonette £225,000 29 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole OX14 district: a typical £370,000 from 480 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 OX14 5LJ
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in OX14 5LJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 November 2024. 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 OX14 5LJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around OX14 5LJ. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (55%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,005 (band B) to £4,296 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,291.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | fewer than 5 | £1,718 |
| Band B | about 60 (8%) | £2,005 |
| Band C | about 300 (41%) | £2,291 |
| Band D | about 230 (32%) | £2,577 |
| Band E | about 60 (8%) | £3,150 |
| Band F | about 50 (7%) | £3,723 |
| Band G | about 30 (4%) | £4,296 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,155 |
When the homes were built
- Withheld Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 1% 1945 to 1964
- 55% 1965 to 1982
- 27% 1983 to 1999
- 16% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 OX14 5LJ is in (ONS area E01028690), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 OX14 5LJ?
The nearest open schools to OX14 5LJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 OX14 5LJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of OX14 5LJ is Culham Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.
- Culham Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
- Appleford Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
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 Landseer Walk, 187 m away.
More stations near OX14 5LJ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near OX14 5LJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX14 5LJ, 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.
- Malthouse Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01235 468860 1.3 kmCycle
- The Abingdon Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01235 523126 1.4 kmCycle
- Marcham Rd Family Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01235 522602 1.5 kmCycle
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 OX14 5LJ?
The nearest charging points to the centre of OX14 5LJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Park & Charge Oxfordshire Charging point · 12 chargers 950 mWalk
- Park & Charge Oxfordshire Charging point · 10 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
- BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near OX14 5LJ?
The nearest to the centre of OX14 5LJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Rejoice Dental Care Phone 07754 300633 1.0 kmWalk
- Taha Dental Excellence Phone 01235 550987 1.1 kmWalk
- Ock Street Limited - Abingdon Phone 01235 533777 1.1 kmWalk
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 OX14 5LJ?
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.
- Genesis Care, Oxford Phone 01865 237700 8.6 kmDrive
- Churchill Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0300 304 7777 11.2 kmDrive
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 OX14 5LJ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of OX14 5LJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Abingdon Court Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01235 535405 1.3 kmCycle
- OSJCT Old Station House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01235 536226 1.4 kmCycle
- Bridge House Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report January 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01235 425479 1.4 kmCycle
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 OX14 5LJ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX14 5LJ, 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.
- Reynolds Way Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01235 535397 300 mWalk
- Allied Pharmacy Abingdon Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01235 380055 1.3 kmCycle
- Boots, 27 Bury Street Mon to Sat 9:30am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01235 520056 1.3 kmCycle
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 OX14 5LJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of OX14 5LJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- K J Fraser, Veterinary Surgery 700 mWalk
- Boundary Vets 2.6 kmCycle
- The Brook Veterinerary Surgery Phone +44 1235 831800 4.8 kmCycle
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 OX14 5LJ in a conservation area?
The centre of OX14 5LJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
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 OX14 5LJ?
Police.uk records 138 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX14 5LJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 6, shoplifting 5, other crime 5, vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for OX14 5LJ
- Ward
- Abingdon Caldecott
- Parish
- Abingdon on Thames
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Abingdon-on-Thames
- Rural or urban
- Urban, 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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