OX13 postcode area guide — Vale of White Horse

Where is OX13?

Broadband & internet speeds in OX13

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the OX13 postcode district (Vale of White Horse) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 465 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.2%.

Around 0.4% of premises in OX13 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 OX13

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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):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in OX13

Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 OX13

Based on 153 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX13 is £485,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£465,000).

Latest recorded sales in OX13

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around OX13

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 OX13

88 rated food businesses operate in OX13. 65 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abingdon Preparatory School, Acacia UK, Active Future South Oxfordshire, Appleton Community Shop, Appleton Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in OX13

From a sample of 257 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 OX13 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 58% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around OX13 typically use:

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What's it like living in OX13?

Postcodes in OX13

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.