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OX3 8XA

Forest Hill & Holton · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest Hill & Holton
Local authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Postcode district
OX3
Postcode sector
OX3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX3 8BJ 56 m
OX3 8GF 83 m
OX3 8BX 87 m
OX3 8AT 92 m
OX3 8BH 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX3 8XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX3
Postcode sector
OX3 8
Latitude
51.766044
Longitude
-1.188087
British National Grid easting
456,125
British National Grid northing
207,796

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Electoral ward
Forest Hill & Holton · E05011704
Parish or community
E04008129
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00145875
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 002A · E01028638
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 002 · E02005959

Postcode source versions

Explore OX3

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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

    338 m

  2. Bayards Hill School

    Academy sponsor led

    474 m

  3. Sandhills Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    563 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,001
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 372
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Drugs 96
  • Public order 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

30 female, 20 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • 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

    1.9 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    3.7 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    3.7 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    3.7 km

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    3.9 km

  • MORLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    MORLAND CLOSE, WHEATLEY, OXFORD, OX33 1DP

    ODS code K84014

    4.0 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    4.2 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Humfrey Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.0 miles

  • Claymond Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles

  • Routh Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles

  • Malford Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles

  • Stowford Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 002A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,759 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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
6
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Endeavour Academy, Oxford is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,001 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 372 events.

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