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OX7

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Chipping Norton and Charlbury, in West Oxfordshire.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OX7 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In OX7, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£500,750
274th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
24,599
1,195th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How OX7 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

OX7Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, OX · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in OX26 areas from £300,000 to £615,750. The middle area is £432,500. OX7 is £500,750.
£500,7503rd most expensive
Population26 postcode districts, OX · 2021
Population: every postcode district in OX26 areas from 4,267 to 66,808. The middle area is 25,712. OX7 is 24,599.
24,59913th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in OX26 areas from 71.5% to 94.4%. The middle area is 86.6%. OX7 is 91.0%.
91.0%8th highest
Claimant rate26 postcode districts, OX · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in OX26 areas from 1.3% to 3.4%. The middle area is 1.8%. OX7 is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 11th lowest

What is the population of OX7?

OX7 had 24,599 usual residents at the census.

OX7 is the 1,195th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Deprivation in OX7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX7 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in OX7

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
West Oxfordshire 001A2,28077.4 per 1,000989.4%
West Oxfordshire 001B1,86760.0 per 1,000493.8%
West Oxfordshire 001C1,52044.5 per 1,0001096.2%
West Oxfordshire 001D1,58557.4 per 1,000794.0%
West Oxfordshire 002A1,62349.0 per 1,000688.8%
West Oxfordshire 002B1,43527.1 per 1,000696.2%
West Oxfordshire 002C1,24258.9 per 1,000691.2%
West Oxfordshire 002D1,97131.3 per 1,000897.9%
West Oxfordshire 003A2,17533.8 per 1,000995.7%
West Oxfordshire 003B1,95156.1 per 1,000595.3%
West Oxfordshire 003C2,24732.3 per 1,000890.0%
West Oxfordshire 005A1,17635.9 per 1,000980.1%
West Oxfordshire 005B1,49940.4 per 1,000793.6%
West Oxfordshire 005C1,15341.6 per 1,000895.8%

MPs for OX7

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in OX74

Postcode sectors in OX76

Council1

Postcode districts next to OX79

Nearest rail stations2

More in the OX postcode area2

OX7 in brief

OX7 is a postcode district covering Chipping Norton and Charlbury, in West Oxfordshire.

About 24,848 people lived in OX7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £500,750 in 2025 across 390 sales (HM Land Registry).

The median price paid for a home in OX7 was £500,750 in 2025.

OX7 had 24,599 usual residents at the census.

In OX7, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In OX7, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.