OX17 2BS postcode in West Northamptonshire, England

OX17 2BS is a postcode in West Northamptonshire, in the Middleton Cheney ward. It is in the South Northamptonshire parliamentary constituency and the Northamptonshire 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 86% of homes and businesses at OX17 2BS can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £370,000 Homes sold in OX17 2, last 12 months. ▼ 16.8% on the year before Nearest station Banbury 2.5 km in a straight line

Where OX17 2BS is, and what is near it

Map of OX17 2BS and what is near it Map of OX17 2BS: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the OX17 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX17 2AA: also in OX17 2OX17 2AB: also in OX17 2OX17 2AD: also in OX17 2OX17 2AE: also in OX17 2OX17 2AF: also in OX17 2OX17 2AH: also in OX17 2OX17 2AL: also in OX17 2OX17 2BH: also in OX17 2OX17 2BL: also in OX17 2OX17 2BN: also in OX17 2OX17 2BW: also in OX17 2OX17 2EN: also in OX17 2OX17 2FF: also in OX17 2OX17 2FJ: also in OX17 2OX17 2FN: also in OX17 2OX17 2GA: also in OX17 2OX17 2GB: also in OX17 2OX17 2GD: also in OX17 2OX17 2GE: also in OX17 2OX17 2GS: also in OX17 2OX17 2JH: also in OX17 2OX17 2LE: also in OX17 2OX17 2LF: also in OX17 2OX17 2LG: also in OX17 2OX17 2LH: also in OX17 2OX17 2LJ: also in OX17 2OX17 2LN: also in OX17 2OX17 2LP: also in OX17 2OX17 2LQ: also in OX17 2OX17 2LR: also in OX17 2OX17 2LT: also in OX17 2OX17 2LU: also in OX17 2OX17 2LW: also in OX17 2OX17 2NJ: also in OX17 2OX17 2NL: also in OX17 2OX17 2NN: also in OX17 2OX17 2NP: also in OX17 2OX17 2NQ: also in OX17 2OX17 2NR: also in OX17 2OX17 2NS: also in OX17 2OX17 2NT: also in OX17 2OX17 2NU: also in OX17 2OX17 2NW: also in OX17 2OX17 2NX: also in OX17 2OX17 2NY: also in OX17 2OX17 2NZ: also in OX17 2OX17 2PA: also in OX17 2OX17 2PB: also in OX17 2OX17 2PD: also in OX17 2OX17 2PE: also in OX17 2OX17 2PF: also in OX17 2OX17 2PG: also in OX17 2OX17 2PH: also in OX17 2OX17 2PJ: also in OX17 2OX17 2PL: also in OX17 2OX17 2PN: also in OX17 2OX17 2PP: also in OX17 2OX17 2PQ: also in OX17 2OX17 2PR: also in OX17 2OX17 2PS: also in OX17 2OX17 2PW: also in OX17 2OX17 2QE: also in OX17 2OX17 2QF: also in OX17 2OX17 2QG: also in OX17 2OX17 2QH: also in OX17 2OX17 2QJ: also in OX17 2OX17 2QL: also in OX17 2OX17 2QN: also in OX17 2OX17 2QP: also in OX17 2OX17 2QQ: also in OX17 2OX17 2QR: also in OX17 2OX17 2QS: also in OX17 2OX17 2QU: also in OX17 2OX17 2QW: also in OX17 2OX17 2QX: also in OX17 2OX17 2QY: also in OX17 2OX17 2QZ: also in OX17 2OX17 2RB: also in OX17 2OX17 2RD: also in OX17 2OX17 2RE: also in OX17 2OX17 2RF: also in OX17 2OX17 2RG: also in OX17 2OX17 2SJ: also in OX17 2OX17 2SP: also in OX17 2OX17 2SR: also in OX17 2OX17 2SS: also in OX17 2OX17 2ST: also in OX17 2OX17 2SU: also in OX17 2 School 3.9 kmMiddleton Cheney OX17 2BS Map of OX17 2BS and what is near it Map of OX17 2BS: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the OX17 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 3.9 kmMiddleton Cheney OX17 2BS
  • OX17 2BS
  • Other postcodes in OX17 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.0726, longitude -1.2972)

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 OX17 2BS?

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. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OX17 2BS?

86% of the homes and businesses at OX17 2BS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 86% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX17 2BS 86% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX17 2BS 86% West Northamptonshire 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 OX17 2BS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for OX17 2BS.

Check the bin days for OX17 2BS 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 OX17 2BS 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 OX17 2BS.

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 West Northamptonshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX17 2BS: 6,229 properties in West Northamptonshire are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for West Northamptonshire

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 OX17 2BS 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 OX17 2BS?

Homes in OX17 2 sold for a typical £370,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 16.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£370,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£444,950 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £482,500 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £318,500 26 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole OX17 district: a typical £400,000 from 199 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 OX17 2BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX17 2BS 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

What council tax band are homes near OX17 2BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around OX17 2BS. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (32%). 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 OX17 2BS

Band D in West Northamptonshire for 2026‑27: £2,487. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,658 (band A) to £4,144 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,210.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,658
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,934
Band Cabout 300 (39%)£2,210
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,487
Band Eabout 130 (17%)£3,039
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,592
Band Gabout 120 (16%)£4,144
Band Hwithheld£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 32% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 16% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for West Northamptonshire 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 OX17 2BS is in (ONS area E01027291), 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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest open schools to OX17 2BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX17 2BS, 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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX17 2BS is Banbury Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Banbury Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Kings Sutton Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near OX17 2BS, 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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX17 2BS, 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 OX17 2BS?

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX17 2BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 32 chargers · CHAdeMO 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • Amazon Prime EV Network Charging point · 20 chargers 2.6 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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest to the centre of OX17 2BS, 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 OX17 2BS?

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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX17 2BS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Cheney House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01295 710494 1.6 kmCycle
  • The Ridings Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01295 276767 1.7 kmCycle
  • Chacombe Park Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2025 · Phone 01295 712001 1.8 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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX17 2BS, 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 OX17 2BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX17 2BS 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 OX17 2BS in a conservation area?

The centre of OX17 2BS 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 OX17 2BS?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX17 2BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Public order1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 1, other crime 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 OX17 2BS

Ward
Middleton Cheney
Parish
Overthorpe
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from 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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Nearby postcodes

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OX17 2BW690 mOX17 2AF710 mOX17 2BL720 mOX17 2BN820 mOX17 2AE840 mOX17 2BH860 m
All of OX17

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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