CheckNear.me

OX2 8QT

Wolvercote · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Oxford
Ward
Wolvercote
Local authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX2 8BL 79 m
OX2 8BS 104 m
OX2 8BJ 110 m
OX2 8AB 111 m
OX2 8FB 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX2 8QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8
Latitude
51.786423
Longitude
-1.284262
British National Grid easting
449,466
British National Grid northing
209,993

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Electoral ward
Wolvercote · E05013119
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon · E14001420
Output area
E00145665
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 001C · E01028596
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 001 · E02005940

Postcode source versions

Explore OX2

Property

View all property records
5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Goose Green Close, Oxford, OX2 8QT 24 July 2023 £247,500
13, Goose Green Close, Oxford, OX2 8QT 18 June 2018 £265,000
13, Goose Green Close, Oxford, OX2 8QT 26 August 2011 £187,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
42
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. Wolvercote Primary School

    Academy converter

    309 m

  2. d'Overbroeck's

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  3. Northern House Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 263
  • Other theft 83
  • Public order 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Anti social behaviour 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

15 female, 16 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
17.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • BANBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 BANBURY ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 7BT

    ODS code K84021

    1.9 km

  • SUMMERTOWN HEALTH CENTRE

    160 BANBURY ROAD, SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD, OX2 7BS

    ODS code K84011

    2.0 km

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

    3.2 km

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84026

    3.2 km

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    3.2 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    3.9 km

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    3.9 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

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

    ODS code K84605

    4.1 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    4.1 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Goose Green Close

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.0 miles

  • Goose Green Close

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.1 miles

  • Millway Close

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.1 miles

  • Millway Close

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.1 miles

  • Mere Road

    BCT · Upper Wolvercote

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 001C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,082 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £247,500 from 1 recorded sale in OX2 8QT. 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wolvercote Primary School is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 263 events.

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