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OX4 2RW

Temple Cowley · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Oxford
Ward
Temple Cowley
Local authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX4 2BH 76 m
OX4 2PZ 98 m
OX4 2LH 124 m
OX4 2EQ 133 m
OX4 2RZ 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX4 2RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 2
Latitude
51.730210
Longitude
-1.207321
British National Grid easting
454,841
British National Grid northing
203,796

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Electoral ward
Temple Cowley · E05013117
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford East · E14001419
Output area
E00145330
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 015C · E01028529
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 015 · E02005954

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Spires House, 5700, John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford, OX4 2RW 19 November 2020 £17,150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
31
Secondary
4

  1. Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    452 m

  2. Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    484 m

  3. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore

    Academy converter

    747 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,886
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,297
  • Shoplifting 530
  • Anti social behaviour 342
  • Public order 300
  • Other theft 289

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX4 2 residents
11,835

Age bands in OX4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,719 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.1%

2,839 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.7%

4,394 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.8%

2,309 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

1,033 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    622 m

  • THE LEYS HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNNOCK WAY, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD, OX4 7EX

    ODS code K84031

    1.6 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    1.8 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    2.6 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    2.6 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    2.6 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    3.1 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    3.5 km

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    3.5 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

    4.3 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    4.3 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    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

  • The Longwall

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles

  • The Longwall

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles

  • Barns Road

    BCT · Cowley

    0.2 miles

  • Barns Road

    BCT · Cowley

    0.2 miles

  • Garsington Road

    BCT · Cowley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 015C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,185 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

61 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 4 secondary schools. Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 452 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,886 published events cover 12 months, averaging 323.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,297 events.

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