Does OX1 flood?

Yes — parts of the OX1 district carry real flood risk: 114 of its 209 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The OX1 postcode district covers Hinksey Park, Osney & St Thomas, Holywell, Carfax & Jericho, close to Hinksey Lake, Oxford, Oxford, Botley, and surrounding villages in Oxfordshire.

209 postcodes in the OX1 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 114 high, 23 medium, 72 low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which OX1 postcodes are at risk?

OX1 1AG up to High OX1 1HF up to High OX1 1HH up to High OX1 1HQ up to High OX1 1HS up to High OX1 1HT up to High OX1 1JD up to High OX1 1JE up to High OX1 1JJ up to High OX1 1LD up to High OX1 1SA up to High OX1 1SN up to High OX1 2EP up to High OX1 2EZ up to High OX1 2RB up to High OX1 2RG up to High OX1 2TA up to High OX1 3TP up to High OX1 4AU up to High OX1 4EL up to High OX1 4EQ up to High OX1 4JF up to High OX1 4JU up to High OX1 4JX up to High OX1 4LA up to High OX1 4LB up to High OX1 4LD up to High OX1 4LJ up to High OX1 4LN up to High OX1 4LP up to High OX1 4LT up to High OX1 4LU up to High OX1 4LW up to High OX1 4LX up to High OX1 4LY up to High OX1 4NH up to High OX1 4PJ up to High OX1 4PP up to High OX1 4PR up to High OX1 4PS up to High OX1 4PT up to High OX1 4PU up to High OX1 4PW up to High OX1 4PZ up to High OX1 4QA up to High OX1 4QB up to High OX1 4QH up to High OX1 4QJ up to High OX1 4RA up to High OX1 4RB up to High OX1 4RD up to High OX1 4RE up to High OX1 4RF up to High OX1 4RG up to High OX1 4RH up to High OX1 4RJ up to High OX1 4RN up to High OX1 4RP up to High OX1 4RQ up to High OX1 4RR up to High OX1 4RU up to High OX1 4RW up to High OX1 4RZ up to High OX1 4SP up to High OX1 4SR up to High OX1 4SS up to High OX1 4ST up to High OX1 4SU up to High OX1 4SX up to High OX1 4SY up to High OX1 4SZ up to High OX1 4TA up to High OX1 4TB up to High OX1 4TD up to High OX1 4TE up to High OX1 4TG up to High OX1 4TH up to High OX1 4TJ up to High OX1 4TL up to High OX1 4TN up to High OX1 4TQ up to High OX1 4TR up to High OX1 4TS up to High OX1 4TW up to High OX1 4TY up to High OX1 4TZ up to High OX1 4UP up to High OX1 4UR up to High OX1 4US up to High OX1 4UT up to High OX1 4UU up to High OX1 4UW up to High OX1 4UX up to High OX1 4UY up to High OX1 4UZ up to High OX1 4XA up to High OX1 4XB up to High OX1 4XD up to High OX1 4XE up to High OX1 4XF up to High OX1 4XG up to High OX1 4XL up to High OX1 4XN up to High OX1 4XP up to High OX1 4XS up to High OX1 5AA up to High OX1 5AQ up to High OX1 5AS up to High OX1 5AZ up to High OX1 5BB up to High OX1 5BP up to High OX1 5LJ up to High OX1 5NZ up to High OX1 5PE up to High OX1 1HD up to Medium OX1 1JY up to Medium OX1 1NG up to Medium OX1 1TY up to Medium OX1 2EW up to Medium OX1 3JA up to Medium OX1 3TT up to Medium OX1 3UQ up to Medium OX1 4JS up to Medium OX1 4JT up to Medium OX1 4LG up to Medium OX1 4LH up to Medium OX1 4LQ up to Medium OX1 4LR up to Medium OX1 4NX up to Medium OX1 4NY up to Medium OX1 4NZ up to Medium OX1 4PA up to Medium OX1 4PG up to Medium OX1 4PQ up to Medium OX1 4PX up to Medium OX1 4XR up to Medium OX1 5PB up to Medium OX1 1BN up to Low OX1 1DB up to Low OX1 1DN up to Low OX1 1EZ up to Low OX1 1HG up to Low OX1 1HJ up to Low OX1 1HR up to Low OX1 1HU up to Low OX1 1HW up to Low OX1 1JF up to Low OX1 1JG up to Low OX1 1JH up to Low OX1 1JL up to Low OX1 1JP up to Low OX1 1JQ up to Low OX1 1JR up to Low OX1 1JS up to Low OX1 1JT up to Low OX1 1JU up to Low OX1 1JW up to Low OX1 1JX up to Low OX1 1LB up to Low OX1 1LE up to Low OX1 1LF up to Low OX1 1NJ up to Low OX1 1NN up to Low OX1 1NP up to Low OX1 1NR up to Low OX1 1NY up to Low OX1 1NZ up to Low OX1 1PB up to Low OX1 1PE up to Low OX1 1PG up to Low OX1 1PP up to Low OX1 1QT up to Low OX1 1RP up to Low OX1 1RT up to Low OX1 1RX up to Low OX1 1SR up to Low OX1 1SU up to Low OX1 1TS up to Low OX1 1TU up to Low OX1 1TX up to Low OX1 1UA up to Low OX1 2HB up to Low OX1 2HD up to Low OX1 2JG up to Low OX1 2JL up to Low OX1 2JQ up to Low OX1 3UJ up to Low OX1 4DU up to Low OX1 4FA up to Low OX1 4FR up to Low OX1 4FS up to Low OX1 4LE up to Low OX1 4LF up to Low OX1 4LL up to Low OX1 4LS up to Low OX1 4LZ up to Low OX1 4NA up to Low OX1 4ND up to Low OX1 4PE up to Low OX1 4PL up to Low OX1 4PY up to Low OX1 4QD up to Low OX1 4QE up to Low OX1 4QF up to Low OX1 4QQ up to Low OX1 4XH up to Low OX1 4XQ up to Low OX1 4XU up to Low OX1 5JR up to Low

Rivers and flooding history near OX1

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

243 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (87 at warning level or above), most recently 6 March 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

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Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.