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OX49 5JB

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 5JL 31 m
OX49 5QE 73 m
OX49 5QB 76 m
OX49 5AQ 91 m
OX49 5JQ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX49 5JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 April 2009
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX49
Postcode sector
OX49 5
Latitude
51.644941
Longitude
-1.009189
British National Grid easting
468,653
British National Grid northing
194,480

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
E00146081
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008C · E01028680
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008 · E02005965

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Icknield Community College

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    411 m

  2. Watlington Primary School

    Academy converter

    411 m

  3. Lewknor Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
109
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

  • Gorwell

    BCT · Watlington

    0.0 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Watlington

    0.1 miles

  • Hurdlers Green

    BCT · Watlington

    0.1 miles

  • Shirburn Street Church

    BCT · Watlington

    0.2 miles

  • Shirburn Street Church

    BCT · Watlington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 008C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,352 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.083 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.