District council · England

West Oxfordshire

West Oxfordshire is a district council. It shares responsibility with its county council, which runs the larger services.

What this council is responsible for

West Oxfordshire
District council · E07000181
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
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Type
District council
Lower tier of two
Official code
E07000181
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
County
Oxfordshire
Upper tier authority
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Oxfordshire
County council
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
Oxfordshire
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
26
Postcode sectors
21
Wards
3
Constituencies

6 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

21 wards recorded in this council area.

Bampton and Clanfield · Burford · Carterton North East · Carterton South · Charlbury and Finstock · Chipping Norton · Ducklington · Eynsham and Cassington · Freeland and Hanborough · Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield · Kingham, Rollright and Enstone · Milton-under-Wychwood · North Leigh · Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt · The Bartons · Witney Central · Witney East · Witney North · Witney South · Witney West · Woodstock and Bladon

Postcode sectors

OX18 1 · OX18 2 · OX18 3 · OX18 4 · OX18 9 · OX20 1 · OX28 1 · OX28 2 · OX28 3 · OX28 4 · OX28 5 · OX28 6 · OX28 9 · OX29 0 · OX29 4 · OX29 5 · OX29 6 · OX29 7 · OX29 8 · OX29 9 · OX7 3 · OX7 4 · OX7 5 · OX7 6 · OX7 7 · OX7 9

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 E07000181.