OX4 5BL

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX4 6BL 0 m
OX4 6AB 70 m
OX4 6AP 74 m
OX4 6AW 80 m
OX4 6AE 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX4 5BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX4
Postcode sector
OX4 5
Latitude
51.724216
Longitude
-1.202576
British National Grid easting
455,176
British National Grid northing
203,133

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
E00145287
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
56
Primary
30
Secondary
4
  1. Orchard Meadow Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    271 m
  2. Oxfordshire Hospital School

    Community special school

    360 m
  3. Mabel Prichard School

    Academy special converter

    380 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,351
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,279
  • Shoplifting 297
  • Anti social behaviour 287
  • Public order 286
  • Other theft 254

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • THE LEYS HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNNOCK WAY, BLACKBIRD LEYS, OXFORD, OX4 7EX

    ODS code K84031

    838 m

  • TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    TEMPLE ROAD, COWLEY, OXFORD, OX4 2HL

    ODS code K84007

    1.4 km

  • DONNINGTON MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code K84004

    2.4 km

  • BARTLEMAS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84032

    3.3 km

  • COWLEY ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K84063

    3.3 km

  • ST BARTHOLOMEWS & HOLLOW WAY MED CENTRE

    MANZIL WAY, COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 1XB

    ODS code K84013

    3.3 km

  • ST. CLEMENT'S SURGERY

    39 TEMPLE STREET, OXFORD, OX4 1JS

    ODS code K84060

    3.8 km

  • HEDENA HEALTH

    207 LONDON ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9JA

    ODS code K84009

    4.2 km

  • MANOR SURGERY

    OSLER ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 9BP

    ODS code K84044

    4.2 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    4.6 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

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

    ODS code K84605

    5.0 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    5.0 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

  • Wingate Close

    BCT · Blackbird Leys

    0.0 miles
  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Blackbird Leys

    0.1 miles
  • The Blackbird

    BCT · Blackbird Leys

    0.2 miles
  • Sandy Lane West

    BCT · Blackbird Leys

    0.2 miles
  • Sandy Lane West

    BCT · Blackbird Leys

    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

56 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. Orchard Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,351 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,279 events.

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