OX3 8PQ

Barton & Sandhills · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8LY 35 m
OX3 8BL 77 m
OX3 8PL 85 m
OX3 8BU 102 m
OX3 8AT 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX3 8PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX3
Postcode sector
OX3 8
Latitude
51.764284
Longitude
-1.188480
British National Grid easting
456,100
British National Grid northing
207,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford East · E14001419
Output area
E00145275
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 007A · E01028515
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
51
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Endeavour Academy, Oxford

    Academy special sponsor led

    146 m
  2. Bayards Hill School

    Academy sponsor led

    373 m
  3. Sandhills Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 405
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Drugs 99
  • Public order 94

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    1.1 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    1.9 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    3.5 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    3.6 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    3.6 km

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    3.7 km

  • MORLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    MORLAND CLOSE, WHEATLEY, OXFORD, OX33 1DP

    ODS code K84014

    3.9 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    4.1 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    4.4 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

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

    ODS code K84605

    4.9 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Claymond Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.0 miles
  • Malford Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.1 miles
  • Humfrey Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.1 miles
  • A40 Risinghurst Turn

    BCT · Risinghurst

    0.2 miles
  • A40 Risinghurst Turn

    BCT · Risinghurst

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 007A, 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

26,438 of 33,755

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

51 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Endeavour Academy, Oxford is the nearest published school at 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 405 events.

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