County council · England

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.

What this council is responsible for

Oxfordshire
County council · E10000025
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000025
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
5
District councils
130
Postcode sectors

District councils in Oxfordshire

These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Oxfordshire runs the services above.

Postcode sectors

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000025.