OX49 5BY

Watlington · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Watlington
Local authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Postcode district
OX49
Postcode sector
OX49 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX49 5QZ 60 m
OX49 5BZ 90 m
OX49 5RD 91 m
OX49 5BT 167 m
OX49 5BU 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX49 5BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX49
Postcode sector
OX49 5
Latitude
51.646844
Longitude
-1.002441
British National Grid easting
469,117
British National Grid northing
194,698

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Parish or community
E04012498
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00146075
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008B · E01028679
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008 · E02005965

Postcode source versions

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
East End House, Shirburn Street, Watlington, OX49 5BY 1 May 2009 £1,500,000
62, Shirburn Street, Watlington, OX49 5BY 15 February 2007 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Icknield Community College

    Academy converter

    363 m
  2. Watlington Primary School

    Academy converter

    363 m
  3. Lewknor Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 49
  • Other theft 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX49 5 residents
4,204

Age bands in OX49 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

628 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

371 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

735 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.4%

1,313 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

1,006 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.

Nearby transport

  • Love Lane

    BCT · Watlington

    0.0 miles
  • Love Lane

    BCT · Watlington

    0.0 miles
  • Shirburn Street Church

    BCT · Watlington

    0.1 miles
  • Shirburn Street Church

    BCT · Watlington

    0.1 miles
  • Icknield Community College

    BCT · Watlington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 008B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,329 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Icknield Community College is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 49 events.

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