OX5 1RF postcode in Kidlington, Oxfordshire

OX5 1RF is a postcode in Kidlington, in the Kidlington West ward of Cherwell. 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Cherwell: 89% Typical price £367,500 Homes sold in OX5 1, last 12 months. ▼ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Oxford Parkway 3.9 km in a straight line

Where OX5 1RF is, and what is near it

Map of OX5 1RF and what is near it Map of OX5 1RF: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the OX5 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX5 1AA: also in OX5 1OX5 1AB: also in OX5 1OX5 1AD: also in OX5 1OX5 1AE: also in OX5 1OX5 1AF: also in OX5 1OX5 1AG: also in OX5 1OX5 1AH: also in OX5 1OX5 1AJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1AL: also in OX5 1OX5 1AN: also in OX5 1OX5 1AP: also in OX5 1OX5 1AQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1AR: also in OX5 1OX5 1AT: also in OX5 1OX5 1AU: also in OX5 1OX5 1AW: also in OX5 1OX5 1AX: also in OX5 1OX5 1AZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1BA: also in OX5 1OX5 1BB: also in OX5 1OX5 1BD: also in OX5 1OX5 1BF: also in OX5 1OX5 1BG: also in OX5 1OX5 1BL: also in OX5 1OX5 1BQ: 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 1FU: also in OX5 1OX5 1FW: 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 1JQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1JU: also in OX5 1OX5 1JX: also in OX5 1OX5 1LA: also in OX5 1OX5 1LG: also in OX5 1OX5 1LH: also in OX5 1OX5 1LJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1LQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1NU: 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 1RG: also in OX5 1OX5 1RH: also in OX5 1OX5 1RJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1RL: also in OX5 1OX5 1RN: also in OX5 1OX5 1RP: also in OX5 1OX5 1RQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1RR: also in OX5 1OX5 1RS: also in OX5 1OX5 1RT: also in OX5 1OX5 1RU: also in OX5 1OX5 1RW: also in OX5 1OX5 1RX: also in OX5 1OX5 1RY: also in OX5 1OX5 1RZ: also in OX5 1OX5 1SB: also in OX5 1OX5 1SD: also in OX5 1OX5 1SE: also in OX5 1OX5 1SF: also in OX5 1OX5 1SG: also in OX5 1OX5 1SH: also in OX5 1OX5 1SJ: also in OX5 1OX5 1SL: also in OX5 1OX5 1SN: also in OX5 1OX5 1SP: also in OX5 1OX5 1SQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1SS: also in OX5 1OX5 1ST: also in OX5 1OX5 1SU: also in OX5 1OX5 1SW: 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 1TL: also in OX5 1OX5 1TN: also in OX5 1OX5 1TQ: also in OX5 1OX5 1TR: 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 1UB: also in OX5 1OX5 1UX: also in OX5 1OX5 1ZA: also in OX5 1 School 2.4 kmWoodstock Surgery 3.4 kmHanborough station 4.1 kmKidlington West OX5 1RF Map of OX5 1RF and what is near it Map of OX5 1RF: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the OX5 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.4 kmWoodstock Surgery 3.4 kmKidlington West OX5 1RF
  • OX5 1RF
  • Other postcodes in OX5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 51.8289, longitude -1.3145)

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 1RF?

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 1RF?

Every home and business at OX5 1RF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Cherwell: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cherwell: 98%

The line marks the figure across Cherwell.

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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 1RF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX5 1RF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 1RF: 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 1RF 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 1RF?

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 1RF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in OX5 1RF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at OX5 1RF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OX5 1RF. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX5 1RF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around OX5 1RF. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (69%). 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 1RF

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 £3,731 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,296.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,722
Band Babout 170 (25%)£2,009
Band Cabout 330 (49%)£2,296
Band Dabout 90 (13%)£2,583
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£3,157
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,731
Band Gwithheld£4,305
Band Hwithheld£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 69% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 1RF is in (ONS area E01028488), 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 1RF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX5 1RF is Oxford Parkway Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Oxford Parkway Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Hanborough Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Evenlode Crescent, 102 m away.

More stations near OX5 1RF, 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 1RF?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of OX5 1RF 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 OX5 1RF?

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

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 1RF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX5 1RF, 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 1RF?

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

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

The centre of OX5 1RF is in one area with planning rules of its 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 1RF?

Police.uk records 20 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX5 1RF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports
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 1RF

Ward
Kidlington West
Parish
Kidlington
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Kidlington
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

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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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