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OX2

UK postcode district

Part of Oxford

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,669
Current units
1,023
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
12

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
5
Terminated postcode units
646

Postcode sectors in OX2

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

5 sectors
20,219 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Duke Street, Oxford, OX2 0HX 22 July 2026 £469,000
1, Prestwich Place, Oxford, OX2 0ED 17 July 2026 £445,000
37, Davenant Road, Oxford, OX2 8BU 17 July 2026 £1,270,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
20
Primary
9
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 705
  • Shoplifting 331
  • Other theft 250
  • Public order 205
  • Anti social behaviour 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

OX2 usual residents
41,413
Age-profile population
41,913

Age bands in OX2

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.4%
6,449 residents
Age 15 to 24
16.6%
6,978 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.3%
11,017 residents
Age 45 to 64
23.9%
10,023 residents
Age 65 and over
17.8%
7,446 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 991 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 917 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 448 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • BANBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 BANBURY ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 7BT

    ODS code K84021

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE, WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84026

  • SUMMERTOWN HEALTH CENTRE

    160 BANBURY ROAD, SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD, OX2 7BS

    ODS code K84011

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £590,000 from 2,684 recorded sales in OX2. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Oxford is £466,815 in June 2026, down 0.9% year on year.

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 705 events.

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