OX12 postcode area guide — Vale of White Horse
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX12 postcode district in Vale of White Horse — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78%
Gigabit-capable
78%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the OX12 postcode district (Vale of White Horse) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 983 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78%.
Around 0.1% of premises in OX12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OX12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX12 0AA | 100% | 90.9% |
| OX12 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| OX12 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| OX12 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| OX12 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| OX12 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| OX12 0AH | 50% | 0% |
| OX12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OX12 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| OX12 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Vale of White Horse
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Vale Of White Horse district (67,506 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
78.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
43%
Voice indoors — all networks
81.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in OX12
Police recorded 93 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 38 | 40.9% |
| Public order | 17 | 18.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 | 17.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 5.4% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 5.4% |
| Other theft | 4 | 4.3% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.2% |
| Drugs | 2 | 2.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in OX12
Based on 343 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX12 is £342,000, down 6.3% on the previous year (£365,000).
Detached
£525,000
99 sales
Semi-detached
£340,000
108 sales
Terraced
£290,000
84 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
44 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £586,400 | Semi-detached | West Street | OX12 9UH |
| 22 May 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced | Sentinel Street | OX12 0FY |
| 21 May 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Blenheim Gardens | OX12 0NP |
| 21 May 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached | Palmers | OX12 7HB |
| 19 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | St Marys | OX12 8FA |
| 15 May 2026 | £267,000 | Terraced | Hill View | OX12 9QN |
| 7 May 2026 | £366,000 | Semi-detached | Farmstead Close | OX12 0BD |
| 7 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Peregrine Way | OX12 0QB |
| 5 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Kingfishers | OX12 7JN |
| 1 May 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced | Warmans Close | OX12 9XT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Vale of White Horse demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Vale of White Horse district (138,913 residents, 57,497 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.1% |
| 15–29 | 21.5% |
| 30–44 | 20% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 19.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.2% |
| Private rented | 15.7% |
| Social rented | 12.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OX12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Alfred's | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,708 | OX12 9BY |
| Millbrook Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 482 | OX12 7LB |
| Charlton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 444 | OX12 7HG |
| Wantage Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 435 | OX12 8DJ |
| St Johns CofE Academy | All-through | 2–16 | 327 | OX12 0GR |
| Wantage Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 322 | OX12 7GQ |
| Stockham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | OX12 9HL |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Hanney | Primary | 2–11 | 196 | OX12 0JN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OX12
175 rated food businesses operate in OX12. 116 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Active Future South Oxfordshire, Ardington & Lockinge Sports Club, Ardington Bakery, B & J PERT, B&M Retail.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX12
From a sample of 139 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OX12 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 65% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
45%
Band C
17%
Band D
27%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Vale of White Horse
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.