OX3 8JL

Quarry & Risinghurst · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East
Postcode district
OX3
Postcode sector
OX3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX3 8HF 50 m
OX3 8JD 75 m
OX3 8HE 86 m
OX3 8HG 97 m
OX3 8EY 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX3 8JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX3
Postcode sector
OX3 8
Latitude
51.756427
Longitude
-1.189940
British National Grid easting
456,009
British National Grid northing
206,725

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Parish or community
E04008099
Westminster constituency
Oxford East · E14001419
Output area
E00145571
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 007B · E01028571
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 007 · E02005946

Postcode source versions

Explore OX3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
30
Secondary
6
  1. Headington Quarry Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    561 m
  2. Endeavour Academy, Oxford

    Academy special sponsor led

    747 m
  3. Bayards Hill School

    Academy sponsor led

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 661
  • Shoplifting 181
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Public order 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX3 8 residents
12,950

Age bands in OX3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

2,454 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,635 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

3,893 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

3,200 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,843 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    1.2 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    1.8 km

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    2.9 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    3.1 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

    THE EAST OXFORD HEALTH CENTRE, 1 MANZIL WAY, OXFORD, OX4 1XD

    ODS code K84032

    3.1 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE EAST OXFORD HEALTH CENTRE, MANZIL WAY, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 1XD

    ODS code K84063

    3.1 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    3.7 km

  • MORLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    MORLAND CLOSE, WHEATLEY, OXFORD, OX33 1DP

    ODS code K84014

    3.7 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    DONNINGTON HEALTH CENTRE, 1 HENLEY AVENUE, OXFORD, OX4 4DH

    ODS code K84004

    3.7 km

  • THE LEYS HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNNOCK WAY, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD, OX4 7EX

    ODS code K84031

    4.4 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

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

    ODS code K84605

    4.7 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    4.7 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    4.8 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lewis Close

    BCT · Risinghurst

    0.1 miles
  • Kiln Lane

    BCT · Risinghurst

    0.2 miles
  • Downside Road Post Office

    BCT · Risinghurst

    0.2 miles
  • Stanway Road

    BCT · Risinghurst

    0.3 miles
  • Beaumont Road

    BCT · Headington Quarry

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 007B, 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

29,885 of 33,755

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

60 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Headington Quarry Nursery School is the nearest published school at 561 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 661 events.

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