OX12 2BA

Wantage Charlton · Vale of White Horse · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage
Postcode district
OX12
Postcode sector
OX12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX12 0WZ 1 m
OX12 2DA 1 m
OX12 2DQ 1 m
OX12 2DY 1 m
OX12 2EH 1 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX12 2BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2006
Terminated
1 November 2007
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX12
Postcode sector
OX12 2
Latitude
51.588279
Longitude
-1.427378
British National Grid easting
439,767
British National Grid northing
187,869

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Vale of White Horse · E07000180
Parish or community
E04012874
Westminster constituency
Didcot and Wantage · E14001197
Output area
E00173202
Lower layer super output area
Vale of White Horse 014G · E01035757
Middle layer super output area
Vale of White Horse 014 · E02005991

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. King Alfred's

    Academy converter

    239 m
  2. Wantage Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    454 m
  3. Stockham Primary School

    Community school

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
832
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 362
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Public order 85
  • Other theft 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CHURCH STREET PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, MABLY WAY, GROVE, WANTAGE, OX12 9BN

    ODS code K84033

    1.2 km

  • NEWBURY STREET PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, MABLY WAY, WANTAGE, OX12 9BN

    ODS code K84019

    1.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Wantage

    0.0 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Wantage

    0.1 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Wantage

    0.1 miles
  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Wantage

    0.1 miles
  • King Alfreds School

    BCT · Wantage

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Vale of White Horse 014G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,777 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. King Alfred's is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

832 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 362 events.

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