OX28 postcode area guide — West Oxfordshire

Where is OX28?

Broadband & internet speeds in OX28

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the OX28 postcode district (West Oxfordshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 696 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.6%.

Around 0% of premises in OX28 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 OX28

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Mobile signal around West Oxfordshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider West Oxfordshire district (56,687 premises):

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

Crime in OX28

Police recorded 169 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX28 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 OX28

Based on 346 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX28 is £345,000, up 2.4% on the previous year (£337,000).

Latest recorded sales in OX28

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

Who lives here? West Oxfordshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider West Oxfordshire district (114,236 residents, 47,981 households):

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

Schools in and around OX28

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 OX28

198 rated food businesses operate in OX28. 170 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1863 Cafe & Bar, African Market, Ahmed's Tandoori Takeaway, Alfonso Gelateria Witney, Allied Pharmacy Witney.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in OX28

From a sample of 270 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 OX28 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% 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 West Oxfordshire

Landlines around OX28 typically use:

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What's it like living in OX28?

Postcodes in OX28

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.