OX4 3RW

Cowley · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oxford
Ward
Cowley
Local authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX4 3UT 47 m
OX4 3RQ 58 m
OX4 3HS 62 m
OX4 3ET 68 m
OX4 3HT 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX4 3RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 September 2023
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 3
Latitude
51.732288
Longitude
-1.214220
British National Grid easting
454,362
British National Grid northing
204,022

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Electoral ward
Cowley · E05013100
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford East · E14001419
Output area
E00145334
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 015C · E01028529
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 015 · E02005954

Postcode source versions

Explore OX4

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
244, Barns Road, Oxford, OX4 3RW 30 June 2020 £1,300,000
244, Barns Road, Oxford, OX4 3RW 2 April 2002 £1,340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
33
Secondary
5
  1. Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    229 m
  2. St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley

    Academy sponsor led

    469 m
  3. Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    473 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,408
  • Shoplifting 533
  • Anti social behaviour 379
  • Other theft 318
  • Public order 305

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX4 3 residents
14,427

Age bands in OX4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

2,221 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.6%

1,844 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.4%

5,223 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

2,830 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,474 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    307 m

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    1.3 km

  • THE LEYS HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNNOCK WAY, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD, OX4 7EX

    ODS code K84031

    2.0 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    2.1 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    2.1 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    2.1 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    2.6 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    3.2 km

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    3.4 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    3.5 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

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

    ODS code K84605

    3.8 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    3.8 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    4.1 km

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

    4.7 km

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84026

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Templars Square

    BCT · Cowley

    0.0 miles
  • Templars Square

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Templars Square

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Templars Square

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 miles
  • Templars Square

    BCT · Cowley

    0.1 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

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 347.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,408 events.

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