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OX2 8JS

Kidlington East · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kidlington East
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX2 8JT 247 m
OX2 8JR 386 m
OX2 8GD 548 m
OX2 8JD 562 m
OX2 8JZ 625 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX2 8JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8
Latitude
51.794627
Longitude
-1.292339
British National Grid easting
448,900
British National Grid northing
210,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Kidlington East · E05010932
Parish or community
E04008047
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145254
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 019C · E01028511
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 019 · E02005939

Postcode source versions

Explore OX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Wolvercote Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  2. William Fletcher Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  3. d'Overbroeck's

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
494
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 195
  • Public order 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Other theft 43

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    2.5 km

  • BANBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 BANBURY ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 7BT

    ODS code K84021

    3.0 km

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    3.0 km

  • SUMMERTOWN HEALTH CENTRE

    160 BANBURY ROAD, SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD, OX2 7BS

    ODS code K84011

    3.0 km

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

    4.2 km

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84026

    4.2 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Peartree Park and Ride Entrance

    BCT · Peartree

    0.4 miles

  • Peartree Park and Ride Entrance

    BCT · Peartree

    0.4 miles

  • Oxford North A40

    BCT · Oxford

    0.4 miles

  • Peartree Park and Ride

    BCT · Peartree

    0.4 miles

  • Oxford North A40

    BCT · Oxford

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 019C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,598 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wolvercote Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

494 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 195 events.

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