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OX49 5FB

Watlington · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX49 5HW 172 m
OX49 5HN 213 m
OX49 5HL 256 m
OX49 5HR 356 m
OX49 5HJ 729 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX49 5FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX49
Postcode sector
OX49 5
Latitude
51.632241
Longitude
-0.966005
British National Grid easting
471,661
British National Grid northing
193,109

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Electoral ward
Watlington · E05009751
Parish or community
E04012498
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00146076
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008A · E01028678
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008 · E02005965

Postcode source versions

Explore OX49

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Icknield Community College

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

  2. Watlington Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

  3. Ibstone CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Holloway Link

    BCT · Northend

    1.2 miles

  • Holloway Link

    BCT · Northend

    1.2 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Howe Hill

    1.6 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Howe Hill

    1.6 miles

  • Love Lane

    BCT · Watlington

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,317 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Icknield Community College is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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