OX4 2SL

Blackbird Leys · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX4 6XJ 0 m
OX4 6NG 71 m
OX4 6ZN 130 m
OX4 6FG 134 m
OX4 6NQ 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX4 2SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 2
Latitude
51.728340
Longitude
-1.202112
British National Grid easting
455,203
British National Grid northing
203,592

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Parish or community
E04008096
Westminster constituency
Oxford East · E14001419
Output area
E00145298
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 017C · E01028519
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 017 · E02005956

Postcode source versions

Explore OX4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
31
Secondary
4
  1. Orchard Meadow Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    667 m
  2. Mabel Prichard School

    Academy special converter

    703 m
  3. Oxfordshire Hospital School

    Community special school

    711 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,834
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,383
  • Shoplifting 457
  • Anti social behaviour 322
  • Public order 304
  • Other theft 279

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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    1.0 km

  • THE LEYS HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNNOCK WAY, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD, OX4 7EX

    ODS code K84031

    1.3 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    2.2 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    3.0 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    3.0 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    3.0 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    3.5 km

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    3.8 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    3.8 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    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

  • MORLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    MORLAND CLOSE, WHEATLEY, OXFORD, OX33 1DP

    ODS code K84014

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Tesco Store

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Car Factory Gate

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Car Factory Gate

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • The Longwall

    BCT · Cowley

    0.2 miles
  • The Longwall

    BCT · Cowley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 017C, 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

12,270 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 4 secondary schools. Orchard Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 667 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,834 published events cover 12 months, averaging 319.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,383 events.

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