OX5 1JY postcode in Cherwell, Oxfordshire

OX5 1JY is a postcode in Cherwell, in the Launton and Otmoor ward. It is in the Bicester and Woodstock parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley 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 100% of homes and businesses at OX5 1JY can get it Across Cherwell: 89% Typical price £367,500 Homes sold in OX5 1, last 12 months. ▼ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Oxford Parkway 4.4 km in a straight line

Where OX5 1JY is, and what is near it

Map of OX5 1JY and what is near it Map of OX5 1JY: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the OX5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX5 1AD: also in OX5 1OX5 1AE: also in OX5 1OX5 1AF: also in OX5 1OX5 1AH: also in OX5 1OX5 1AJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1AL: also in OX5 1OX5 1AQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1AR: also in OX5 1OX5 1BF: also in OX5 1OX5 1FF: also in OX5 1OX5 1FH: also in OX5 1OX5 1FJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1FP: also in OX5 1OX5 1FQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1FT: also in OX5 1OX5 1GB: also in OX5 1OX5 1GE: also in OX5 1OX5 1GF: also in OX5 1OX5 1GG: also in OX5 1OX5 1GJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1GL: also in OX5 1OX5 1GN: also in OX5 1OX5 1GP: also in OX5 1OX5 1HP: also in OX5 1OX5 1HR: also in OX5 1OX5 1HT: also in OX5 1OX5 1HX: also in OX5 1OX5 1HZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1JD: also in OX5 1OX5 1JE: also in OX5 1OX5 1JF: also in OX5 1OX5 1JH: also in OX5 1OX5 1JJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1JL: also in OX5 1OX5 1JN: also in OX5 1OX5 1JP: also in OX5 1OX5 1JQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1JT: also in OX5 1OX5 1JU: also in OX5 1OX5 1JW: also in OX5 1OX5 1JX: also in OX5 1OX5 1JZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1LA: also in OX5 1OX5 1LD: also in OX5 1OX5 1LG: also in OX5 1OX5 1LH: also in OX5 1OX5 1LJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1LQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1NR: also in OX5 1OX5 1NZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1QT: also in OX5 1OX5 1QX: also in OX5 1OX5 1QZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1RA: also in OX5 1OX5 1RB: also in OX5 1OX5 1RD: also in OX5 1OX5 1RE: also in OX5 1OX5 1RF: also in OX5 1OX5 1RG: also in OX5 1OX5 1RH: also in OX5 1OX5 1RJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1RN: also in OX5 1OX5 1RW: also in OX5 1OX5 1RY: also in OX5 1OX5 1SD: also in OX5 1OX5 1SE: also in OX5 1OX5 1SG: also in OX5 1OX5 1SJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1SL: also in OX5 1OX5 1SQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1SX: also in OX5 1OX5 1SY: also in OX5 1OX5 1SZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1TG: also in OX5 1OX5 1TH: also in OX5 1OX5 1TJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1TN: also in OX5 1OX5 1TQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1TW: also in OX5 1OX5 1TX: also in OX5 1OX5 1TY: also in OX5 1OX5 1TZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1UA: also in OX5 1OX5 1UX: also in OX5 1OX5 1ZA: also in OX5 1 LVS Oxford 2.5 kmSchool 2.8 kmSchool 2.8 kmWoodstock Surgery 3.6 kmTackley station 4.7 kmKidlington West OX5 1JY Map of OX5 1JY and what is near it Map of OX5 1JY: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the OX5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.8–3.6 kmSchool 2.8 kmTackley station 4.7 kmKidlington West OX5 1JY
  • OX5 1JY
  • Other postcodes in OX5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 51.8392, longitude -1.3036)

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 OX5 1JY?

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 OX5 1JY?

Every home and business at OX5 1JY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX5 1JY 100% Cherwell 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX5 1JY 100% Cherwell 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 OX5 1JY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for OX5 1JY.

Check the bin days for OX5 1JY 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 OX5 1JY 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 OX5 1JY.

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 Cherwell

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX5 1JY: 2,058 properties in Cherwell are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Cherwell

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 OX5 1JY 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 OX5 1JY?

Homes in OX5 1 sold for a typical £367,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 113 sales, down 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£367,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£380,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £375,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £337,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole OX5 district: a typical £385,000 from 205 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 OX5 1JY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX5 1JY 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 OX5 1JY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OX5 1JY. 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 OX5 1JY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around OX5 1JY. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (28%). 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 OX5 1JY

Band D in Cherwell for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,722 (band A) to £5,166 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,296.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,722
Band Babout 40 (5%)£2,009
Band Cabout 240 (33%)£2,296
Band Dabout 110 (15%)£2,583
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£3,157
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,731
Band Gabout 80 (11%)£4,305
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 28% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for Cherwell 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 OX5 1JY is in (ONS area E01028498), 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 OX5 1JY?

The nearest open schools to OX5 1JY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX5 1JY, 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 OX5 1JY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX5 1JY is Oxford Parkway Rail Station, 4.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Oxford Parkway Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
  • Tackley Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Thrupp Turn, 317 m away.

More stations near OX5 1JY, 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 OX5 1JY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX5 1JY, 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 OX5 1JY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of OX5 1JY 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.

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 OX5 1JY?

The nearest to the centre of OX5 1JY, 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 OX5 1JY?

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 OX5 1JY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX5 1JY, 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 pharmacies are near OX5 1JY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX5 1JY, 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 OX5 1JY?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX5 1JY 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 OX5 1JY in a conservation area?

The centre of OX5 1JY is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 OX5 1JY?

Police.uk records 17 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX5 1JY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
Drugs1 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 OX5 1JY

Ward
Launton and Otmoor
Parish
Shipton-on-Cherwell and Thrupp
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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OX5 1LD60 mOX5 1JX90 mOX5 1JQ220 mOX5 1JZ250 mOX5 1JU300 mOX5 1JF370 m
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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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