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OX49 5LY

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 5LU 51 m
OX49 5JJ 111 m
OX49 5LL 119 m
OX49 5JW 143 m
OX49 5JD 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX49 5LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX49
Postcode sector
OX49 5
Latitude
51.646623
Longitude
-1.013503
British National Grid easting
468,352
British National Grid northing
194,663

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
E00146079
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 008C · E01028680
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
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Icknield Community College

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    487 m

  2. Watlington Primary School

    Academy converter

    487 m

  3. Lewknor Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
108
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
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% 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.

Nearby transport

  • Bucklands Paddock

    BCT · Watlington

    0.0 miles

  • Bucklands Paddock

    BCT · Watlington

    0.0 miles

  • Hurdlers Green

    BCT · Watlington

    0.1 miles

  • Gorwell

    BCT · Watlington

    0.3 miles

  • Icknield Community College

    BCT · Watlington

    0.3 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Icknield Community College is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9 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.