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GL7 3LA

Alvescot and Filkins · West Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Alvescot and Filkins
Local authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GL7 3LB 92 m
GL7 3LS 188 m
GL7 3LD 221 m
GL7 3LE 283 m
GL7 3LW 417 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GL7 3LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GL
Postcode district
GL7
Postcode sector
GL7 3
Latitude
51.720989
Longitude
-1.647817
British National Grid easting
424,424
British National Grid northing
202,532

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Oxfordshire · E07000181
Electoral ward
Alvescot and Filkins · E05006627
Parish or community
E04008304
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00146495
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 012A · E01028762
Middle layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 012 · E02006004

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. St Christopher's Church of England School

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    44 m

  2. Sandwell Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    3.4 km

  3. St Peter's Church of England School, Alvescot

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
GL7 3 residents
5,023

Age bands in GL7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

712 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

407 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.6%

835 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

1,662 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

1,401 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GL7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Langford

    0.2 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Langford

    0.2 miles

  • The Chilli Pepper

    BCT · Broadwell

    1.0 miles

  • The Chilli Pepper

    BCT · Broadwell

    1.0 miles

  • The Church

    BCT · Filkins

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 012A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,938 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Christopher's Church of England School is the nearest published school at 44 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.