OX49 5HD

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 5EZ 535 m
OX49 5HA 556 m
OX49 5HB 603 m
OX49 5AA 640 m
OX49 5HE 679 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX49 5HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX49
Postcode sector
OX49 5
Latitude
51.618734
Longitude
-0.999028
British National Grid easting
469,396
British National Grid northing
191,575

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
E00146076
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008A · E01028678
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008 · E02005965

Postcode source versions

Explore OX49

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Stoney Farm, Britwell Hill, Watlington, OX49 5HD 27 November 2020 £925,000
Little Stoney Farm, Britwell Hill, Watlington, OX49 5HD 17 August 2018 £810,000
Eatonsfield Shaw, Britwell Hill, Watlington, OX49 5HD 31 October 1997 £400,000

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

    3.3 km
  2. Watlington Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  3. Nettlebed Community School

    Community school

    4.9 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

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX49 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NETTLEBED SURGERY

    WANBOURNE LANE, NETTLEBED, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, RG9 5AJ

    ODS code K84015

    4.7 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

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Howe Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Howe Hill

    0.4 miles
  • The Green Bus Shelter

    BCT · Cookley Green

    0.9 miles
  • The Green Bus Shelter

    BCT · Cookley Green

    0.9 miles
  • Park Corner Turn Bus Shelter

    BCT · Park Corner

    1.7 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.

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

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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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