OX3 8RS

Churchill · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX3 7FJ 56 m
OX3 7FL 56 m
OX3 7FN 56 m
OX3 7FP 56 m
OX3 8RT 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX3 8RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX3
Postcode sector
OX3 8
Latitude
51.744671
Longitude
-1.199811
British National Grid easting
455,342
British National Grid northing
205,410

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Electoral ward
Churchill · E05013099
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford East · E14001419
Output area
E00145325
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 010C · E01028525
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 010 · E02005949

Postcode source versions

Explore OX3

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Pickett Avenue, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8RS 5 June 2024 £278,000
13, Pickett Avenue, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8RS 30 March 2021 £240,000
21, Pickett Avenue, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8RS 14 September 2020 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
32
Secondary
6
  1. Wood Farm Primary School

    Community school

    759 m
  2. St Francis Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    820 m
  3. Tyndale Community School

    Free schools

    862 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,977
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 683
  • Shoplifting 209
  • Anti social behaviour 186
  • Other theft 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 141

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

50 female, 35 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX3 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+
3.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
3.1%
Gigabit-capable
3.1%
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

16

within 5 km

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    1.4 km

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    2.0 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    2.1 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    2.3 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    2.3 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    2.3 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    2.5 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    2.9 km

  • THE LEYS HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNNOCK WAY, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD, OX4 7EX

    ODS code K84031

    3.0 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    4.0 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

  • MORLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    MORLAND CLOSE, WHEATLEY, OXFORD, OX33 1DP

    ODS code K84014

    4.3 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    4.4 km

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

    4.9 km

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84026

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Slade Park

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Corner House

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Corner House

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Cinnaminta Road

    BCT · Wood Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Cinnaminta Road

    BCT · Wood Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 010C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,104 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
0
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 £278,000 from 1 recorded sale in OX3 8RS. 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wood Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 759 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,977 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 683 events.

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