OX2 8BH

Wolvercote · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Oxford
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX2 8FD 1 m
OX2 8PA 185 m
OX2 8QF 216 m
OX2 8NZ 236 m
OX2 8QT 237 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX2 8BH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8
Latitude
51.786426
Longitude
-1.287698
British National Grid easting
449,229
British National Grid northing
209,991

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon · E14001420
Output area
E00145673
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 001B · E01028595
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 001 · E02005940

Postcode source versions

Explore OX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Wolvercote Primary School

    Academy converter

    520 m
  2. d'Overbroeck's

    Other independent school

    1.4 km
  3. Northern House Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
629
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 231
  • Public order 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 61
  • Other theft 60
  • Anti social behaviour 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX2 8 residents
6,139

Age bands in OX2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,010 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

602 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,352 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,673 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,302 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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BANBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 BANBURY ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 7BT

    ODS code K84021

    2.1 km

  • SUMMERTOWN HEALTH CENTRE

    160 BANBURY ROAD, SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD, OX2 7BS

    ODS code K84011

    2.2 km

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    3.3 km

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

    3.3 km

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84026

    3.3 km

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    3.9 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    4.0 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

    NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE, 15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84605

    4.3 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    4.3 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Goose Green Close

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.1 miles
  • Elmthorpe Road

    BCT · Lower Wolvercote

    0.2 miles
  • Elmthorpe Road

    BCT · Lower Wolvercote

    0.2 miles
  • Clifford Place

    BCT · Lower Wolvercote

    0.2 miles
  • Goose Green Close

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 001B, 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

23,928 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Wolvercote Primary School is the nearest published school at 520 m.

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

Recorded crime

629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 231 events.

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