OX18 postcode area guide — Cotswold

Where is OX18?

Broadband & internet speeds in OX18

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the OX18 postcode district (Cotswold) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 909 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.1%.

Around 0.3% of premises in OX18 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 OX18

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Mobile signal around Cotswold

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cotswold district (49,511 premises):

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

Crime in OX18

Police recorded 90 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX18 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 OX18

Based on 300 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX18 is £357,000, down 0.8% on the previous year (£360,000).

Latest recorded sales in OX18

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cotswold demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cotswold district (90,833 residents, 40,597 households):

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

Schools in and around OX18

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 OX18

179 rated food businesses operate in OX18. 163 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aangon Spice, Abm Catering @ Carterton Community College, Adventure Plus - Windmill Farm Conference Centre, Aldi, Alex Kebabs.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in OX18

From a sample of 327 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 OX18 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 56% 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 Cotswold

Landlines around OX18 typically use:

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What's it like living in OX18?

Postcodes in OX18

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.