OX49

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units: 309
Current units: 231
Coordinate coverage: 100%
Electoral wards: 6

Coverage context

Countries represented: England
English regions represented: South East
Local authority codes: 2
Terminated postcode units: 78

Postcode sectors in OX49

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1 sectors

OX49 5 231 current

Property

Across this district

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2,485 recorded sales at this postcode

Address	Date	Price
36, Orchard Walk, Watlington, OX49 5RD	6 July 2026	£240,000
Home Farm, Britwell Salome, Watlington, OX49 5LH	19 June 2026	£2,100,000
20, Weston Road, Lewknor, Watlington, OX49 5TU	4 June 2026	£582,500

Schools

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Open schools: 4
Primary: 3
Secondary: 1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events: 84
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Violence and sexual offences 39
Other theft 10
Criminal damage and arson 8
Vehicle crime 7
Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

OX49 usual residents: 4,204
Age-profile population: 4,053

Age bands in OX49

Postcode district

Age 0 to 14: 15.5%
Age 15 to 24: 9.2%
Age 25 to 44: 18.1%
Age 45 to 64: 32.4%
Age 65 and over: 24.8%

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 223 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 90.7%
Gigabit-capable: 89.5%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

198 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 100 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 2 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £467,500 from 429 recorded sales in OX49. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Oxfordshire is £474,283 in June 2026, up 5.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

84 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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