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OX12 8NY

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wantage
Ward
Downlands
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Postcode district
OX12
Postcode sector
OX12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX12 8NZ 1.1 km
RG20 7DN 1.3 km
OX12 8QX 1.5 km
OX12 8PH 1.8 km
OX12 8NX 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX12 8NY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX12
Postcode sector
OX12 8
Latitude
51.546549
Longitude
-1.356156
British National Grid easting
444,742
British National Grid northing
183,269

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Downlands · E05012138
Parish or community
E04001169
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082276
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 001C · E01016287
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 001 · E02003367

Postcode source versions

Explore OX12

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lands End Cottage, Farnborough, Wantage, OX12 8NY 18 December 2012 £880,000
Lands End Cottage, Farnborough, Wantage, OX12 8NY 7 April 2004 £632,500
Lands End Cottage, Farnborough, Wantage, OX12 8NY 2 March 1999 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km

  2. Chilton County Primary School

    Community school

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
OX12 8 residents
6,126

Age bands in OX12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,096 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

643 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,660 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,765 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,281 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Smithy

    BCT · Farnborough

    1.3 miles

  • The Smithy

    BCT · Farnborough

    1.3 miles

  • The Harrow

    BCT · West Ilsley

    1.5 miles

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · West Ilsley

    1.7 miles

  • California Farm

    BCT · Farnborough

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 001C, 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

17,907 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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
1
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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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