OX17 3QW postcode in West Northamptonshire, England

OX17 3QW 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 78% of homes and businesses at OX17 3QW can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £420,500 Homes sold in OX17 3, last 12 months. ▼ 8% on the year before Nearest station Kings Sutton 1.8 km in a straight line

Where OX17 3QW is, and what is near it

Map of OX17 3QW and what is near it Map of OX17 3QW: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the OX17 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX17 3AB: also in OX17 3OX17 3AD: also in OX17 3OX17 3AE: also in OX17 3OX17 3AG: also in OX17 3OX17 3AH: also in OX17 3OX17 3AJ: also in OX17 3OX17 3AL: also in OX17 3OX17 3AN: also in OX17 3OX17 3AP: also in OX17 3OX17 3AQ: also in OX17 3OX17 3AR: also in OX17 3OX17 3AT: also in OX17 3OX17 3AU: also in OX17 3OX17 3AW: also in OX17 3OX17 3AX: also in OX17 3OX17 3AZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3BA: also in OX17 3OX17 3BB: also in OX17 3OX17 3BD: also in OX17 3OX17 3BE: also in OX17 3OX17 3BG: also in OX17 3OX17 3BH: also in OX17 3OX17 3BJ: also in OX17 3OX17 3BL: also in OX17 3OX17 3BN: also in OX17 3OX17 3BQ: also in OX17 3OX17 3BS: also in OX17 3OX17 3BZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3DA: also in OX17 3OX17 3DB: also in OX17 3OX17 3DE: also in OX17 3OX17 3DF: also in OX17 3OX17 3DG: also in OX17 3OX17 3DH: also in OX17 3OX17 3DJ: also in OX17 3OX17 3DL: also in OX17 3OX17 3DN: also in OX17 3OX17 3DP: also in OX17 3OX17 3DQ: also in OX17 3OX17 3DR: also in OX17 3OX17 3DS: also in OX17 3OX17 3DT: also in OX17 3OX17 3DW: also in OX17 3OX17 3DY: also in OX17 3OX17 3DZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3FG: also in OX17 3OX17 3FT: also in OX17 3OX17 3FU: also in OX17 3OX17 3FZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3JP: also in OX17 3OX17 3NS: also in OX17 3OX17 3NT: also in OX17 3OX17 3NU: also in OX17 3OX17 3NX: also in OX17 3OX17 3NY: also in OX17 3OX17 3PG: also in OX17 3OX17 3PH: also in OX17 3OX17 3PJ: also in OX17 3OX17 3PP: also in OX17 3OX17 3PQ: also in OX17 3OX17 3PR: also in OX17 3OX17 3PS: also in OX17 3OX17 3PT: also in OX17 3OX17 3PU: also in OX17 3OX17 3PX: also in OX17 3OX17 3PY: also in OX17 3OX17 3PZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3QA: also in OX17 3OX17 3QB: also in OX17 3OX17 3QD: also in OX17 3OX17 3QE: also in OX17 3OX17 3QG: also in OX17 3OX17 3QH: also in OX17 3OX17 3QJ: also in OX17 3OX17 3QL: also in OX17 3OX17 3QP: also in OX17 3OX17 3QQ: also in OX17 3OX17 3QR: also in OX17 3OX17 3QS: also in OX17 3OX17 3QT: also in OX17 3OX17 3QU: also in OX17 3OX17 3QX: also in OX17 3OX17 3QY: also in OX17 3OX17 3QZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3RA: also in OX17 3OX17 3RB: also in OX17 3OX17 3RD: also in OX17 3OX17 3RE: also in OX17 3OX17 3RF: also in OX17 3OX17 3RG: also in OX17 3OX17 3RH: also in OX17 3OX17 3RJ: also in OX17 3OX17 3RL: also in OX17 3OX17 3RN: also in OX17 3OX17 3RP: also in OX17 3OX17 3RQ: also in OX17 3OX17 3RR: also in OX17 3OX17 3RS: also in OX17 3OX17 3RT: also in OX17 3OX17 3RU: also in OX17 3OX17 3RW: also in OX17 3OX17 3RX: also in OX17 3OX17 3RY: also in OX17 3OX17 3RZ: also in OX17 3OX17 3SB: also in OX17 3OX17 3SE: also in OX17 3OX17 3SF: also in OX17 3OX17 3SG: also in OX17 3OX17 3SN: also in OX17 3OX17 3WS: also in OX17 3OX17 3XA: also in OX17 3OX17 3XB: also in OX17 3 GP 5.0 kmBloxham Grove Academy 7.1 kmBanbury station 7.2 kmMiddleton Cheney OX17 3QW Map of OX17 3QW and what is near it Map of OX17 3QW: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the OX17 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.5 kmGP 5.0 kmBloxham Grove Academy 7.1 kmMiddleton Cheney OX17 3QW
  • OX17 3QW
  • Other postcodes in OX17 3: 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 52.0091, longitude -1.2632)

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 3QW?

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 3QW?

78% of the homes and businesses at OX17 3QW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 78% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX17 3QW 78% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX17 3QW 78% West Northamptonshire 98%
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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 3QW?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for OX17 3QW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 3QW 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 3QW.

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 3QW: 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 3QW 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 3QW?

Homes in OX17 3 sold for a typical £420,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, down 8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£457,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £620,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £388,750 32 sales
  • Terraced £315,000 15 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 3QW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX17 3QW 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 3QW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,040 homes in the neighbourhood around OX17 3QW. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). 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 3QW

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 £4,973 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,210.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (16%)£1,658
Band Babout 150 (14%)£1,934
Band Cabout 300 (29%)£2,210
Band Dabout 140 (13%)£2,487
Band Eabout 120 (12%)£3,039
Band Fabout 90 (9%)£3,592
Band Gabout 60 (6%)£4,144
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 3QW is in (ONS area E01027288), rounded by the VOA.

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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 3QW?

The nearest open schools to OX17 3QW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX17 3QW, 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 3QW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX17 3QW is Kings Sutton Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Kings Sutton Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Banbury Rail Station Railway station 7.2 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 3QW, 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 3QW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX17 3QW, 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 3QW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of OX17 3QW on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OX17 3QW?

The nearest to the centre of OX17 3QW, 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 3QW?

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 3QW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX17 3QW, 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 OX17 3QW?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX17 3QW 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 3QW in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of OX17 3QW is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 3QW?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX17 3QW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Burglary1 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 OX17 3QW

Ward
Middleton Cheney
Parish
Kings Sutton
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger 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

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

OX17 3WS1.0 kmOX17 3NX1.1 kmOX17 3QP1.2 kmOX17 3RZ1.4 kmOX17 3PH1.4 kmOX17 3RG1.4 km
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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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