OX17 2HU

Rural South Northamptonshire · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Postcode district
OX17
Postcode sector
OX17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX17 2HS 220 m
OX17 2DQ 695 m
NN13 5QH 1.2 km
OX17 2DH 1.4 km
OX17 2SQ 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX17 2HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX17
Postcode sector
OX17 2
Latitude
52.092351
Longitude
-1.172330
British National Grid easting
456,800
British National Grid northing
244,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04006828
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138866
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 052C · E01027296
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 052 · E02005691

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Helmdon Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  2. Greatworth Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Culworth Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX17 2 residents
7,134

Age bands in OX17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,122 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

731 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

1,382 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

2,193 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,684 residents

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.

Nearby transport

  • Stockwell Lane

    BCT · Sulgrave

    1.1 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Sulgrave

    1.1 miles
  • Stockwell Lane

    BCT · Sulgrave

    1.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Helmdon

    1.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Helmdon

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 052C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,461 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Helmdon Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.