OX5 3HS postcode in Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

OX5 3HS is a postcode in Kirtlington, in the Fringford and Heyfords 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 95% of homes and businesses can get it. Cherwell: 89% Typical price £537,500 Homes sold in OX5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 12% on the year before Nearest station Tackley 1.6 km in a straight line

Where OX5 3HS is, and what is near it

Map of OX5 3HS and what is near it Map of OX5 3HS: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the OX5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX5 3AB: also in OX5 3OX5 3AR: also in OX5 3OX5 3AS: also in OX5 3OX5 3AT: also in OX5 3OX5 3AW: also in OX5 3OX5 3BG: also in OX5 3OX5 3BH: also in OX5 3OX5 3BJ: also in OX5 3OX5 3BL: also in OX5 3OX5 3BN: also in OX5 3OX5 3BW: also in OX5 3OX5 3EZ: also in OX5 3OX5 3FH: also in OX5 3OX5 3FL: also in OX5 3OX5 3FN: also in OX5 3OX5 3FP: also in OX5 3OX5 3FS: also in OX5 3OX5 3HA: also in OX5 3OX5 3HB: also in OX5 3OX5 3HD: also in OX5 3OX5 3HE: also in OX5 3OX5 3HH: also in OX5 3OX5 3HJ: also in OX5 3OX5 3HL: also in OX5 3OX5 3HN: also in OX5 3OX5 3HP: also in OX5 3OX5 3HR: also in OX5 3OX5 3HT: also in OX5 3OX5 3HU: also in OX5 3OX5 3HW: also in OX5 3OX5 3HX: also in OX5 3OX5 3JF: also in OX5 3OX5 3JG: also in OX5 3OX5 3JH: also in OX5 3OX5 3JJ: also in OX5 3OX5 3JL: also in OX5 3OX5 3JN: also in OX5 3OX5 3JP: also in OX5 3OX5 3JQ: also in OX5 3OX5 3JR: also in OX5 3OX5 3JS: also in OX5 3OX5 3JT: also in OX5 3OX5 3JU: also in OX5 3OX5 3JW: also in OX5 3OX5 3JX: also in OX5 3OX5 3JZ: also in OX5 3OX5 3NH: also in OX5 3OX5 3UB: also in OX5 3 Heyford station 4.9 km2 places, 5.6–6.4 kmGP 6.3 kmBruern Abbey School 6.4 kmLaunton and Otmoor OX5 3HS Map of OX5 3HS and what is near it Map of OX5 3HS: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the OX5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Heyford station 4.9 km2 places, 5.6–6.4 kmLaunton and Otmoor OX5 3HS
  • OX5 3HS
  • Other postcodes in OX5 3: 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 51.8773, longitude -1.2750)

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 3HS?

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 3HS?

95% of the homes and businesses at OX5 3HS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)95% can get it

Cherwell: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)95% 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 3HS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX5 3HS 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 OX5 3HS 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 3HS.

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 3HS: 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 3HS 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 3HS?

Homes in OX5 3 sold for a typical £537,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 18 sales, up 12% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£537,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£480,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £520,000 6 sales
  • Terraced £564,000 6 sales

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 3HS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in OX5 3HS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 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

What council tax band are homes near OX5 3HS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around OX5 3HS. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 3HS

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 D, the most common, is £2,583.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,722
Band Babout 30 (4%)£2,009
Band Cabout 90 (13%)£2,296
Band Dabout 180 (25%)£2,583
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£3,157
Band Fabout 90 (13%)£3,731
Band Gabout 130 (18%)£4,305
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 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 3HS is in (ONS area E01028497), 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 3HS?

The nearest open schools to OX5 3HS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX5 3HS, 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 3HS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX5 3HS is Tackley Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Tackley Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Heyford Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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 Kirtlington Park, 22 m away.

More stations near OX5 3HS, 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 3HS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX5 3HS, 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 3HS?

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

The nearest to the centre of OX5 3HS, 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 3HS?

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 3HS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX5 3HS, 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 OX5 3HS?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX5 3HS 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 3HS in a conservation area?

The centre of OX5 3HS 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 3HS?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX5 3HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report
Violence and sexual offences1 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 3HS

Ward
Fringford and Heyfords
Parish
Kirtlington
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Kirtlington
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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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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