OX4 2SW postcode in Oxford, Oxfordshire
OX4 2SW is a postcode in Oxford, in the Temple Cowley ward. It is in the Oxford East parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since March 2010.
Where OX4 2SW is, and what is near it
- OX4 2SW
- Other postcodes in OX4 2: 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 51.7383, longitude -1.2109)
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 OX4 2SW?
- OxfordDistrict council Oxford: 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 OX4 2SW Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Thames ValleyPolice force area
- Oxford EastParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Anneliese Dodds
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 OX4 2SW?
Every home and business at OX4 2SW 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 OX4 2SW?
BinDayBuddy has not read Oxford City Council's days for OX4 2SW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for OX4 2SW 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 OX4 2SW 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 OX4 2SW.
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 Oxford
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX4 2SW: 2,974 properties in Oxford are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Oxford
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 OX4 2SW 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near OX4 2SW?
Homes in OX4 2 sold for a typical £390,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, up 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £430,000 27 sales
- Terraced £395,000 31 sales
- Flat or maisonette £250,000 27 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole OX4 district: a typical £410,000 from 417 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 OX4 2SW
HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in OX4 2SW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 May 2026. The middle sale was £327,500, from £290,000 to £425,000. Across OX4 2, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £390,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
- £425,000Flat 6, Spire View, 120, Crescent Road
- £327,500Flat 7, Spire View, 120, Crescent Road
- £290,000Flat 5, Spire View, 120, Crescent Road
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 OX4 2SW?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around OX4 2SW. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (21%). 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 Oxford for 2026‑27: £2,678. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,786 (band A) to £3,869 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,678.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £1,786 |
| Band B | about 150 (15%) | £2,083 |
| Band C | about 260 (26%) | £2,381 |
| Band D | about 440 (44%) | £2,678 |
| Band E | about 140 (14%) | £3,274 |
| Band F | about 10 (1%) | £3,869 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,464 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,357 |
When the homes were built
- 12% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 11% 1945 to 1964
- 18% 1965 to 1982
- 21% 1983 to 1999
- 13% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 13% 2020 or later
Averages for Oxford 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 OX4 2SW is in (ONS area E01028531), 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest open schools to OX4 2SW, 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest railway station to the centre of OX4 2SW is Oxford Rail Station, 4.4 km away in a straight line.
- Oxford Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
- Radley Rail Station Railway station 6.1 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 Crescent Hall, 239 m away.
More stations near OX4 2SW, 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX4 2SW, 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.
- Temple Cowley Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01865 777024 400 mWalk
- Donnington Medical Partnership Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01865 771313 1.5 kmCycle
- Bartlemas Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01865 263120 1.8 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest charging points to the centre of OX4 2SW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
- Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
- EZ-Charge 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest to the centre of OX4 2SW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Dental Practice Cowley Phone 01865 777363 800 mWalk
- Westbridge Dental Practice Phone 01865 771729 850 mWalk
- Iffley Dental Phone 01865 773157 1.4 kmCycle
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 OX4 2SW?
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.
- Churchill Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0300 304 7777 1.4 kmCycle
- Genesis Care, Oxford Phone 01865 237700 1.7 kmCycle
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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest care homes to the centre of OX4 2SW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Eden House Residential Home I Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01865 776012 700 mWalk
- OSJCT Isis House Care & Retirement Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01865 397980 1.4 kmCycle
- Iffley Residential and Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01865 718402 1.5 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX4 2SW, 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.
- Allied Pharmacy Cowley Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01865 777089 350 mWalk
- Superdrug Pharmacy, Between Towns Road Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 7pm; Sat 9am to 1:30pm, 2pm to 7pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm · Phone 01865 779299 750 mWalk
- Boots, Oxford Retail Park Mon to Sat 8am to 9pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm 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 OX4 2SW?
The nearest vets to the centre of OX4 2SW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Oxford Animal Clinic Phone +44 1865 250000 1.2 kmCycle
- Beaumont Veterinary Group Phone +44 1865 765641 2.4 kmCycle
- Iffley Vets 2.5 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 OX4 2SW in a conservation area?
The centre of OX4 2SW is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
- Conservation areaTemple Cowley
- Article 4 direction areaHouses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
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 OX4 2SW?
Police.uk records 412 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX4 2SW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: criminal damage and arson 19, burglary 13, bicycle theft 13, drugs 10, robbery 6, theft from the person 4, other crime 4, possession of weapons 2.
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 OX4 2SW
- Ward
- Temple Cowley
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Oxford
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- March 2010
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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