OX5 1UE

Kidlington West · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 1QJ 250 m
OX5 1AY 266 m
OX5 1AZ 321 m
OX5 1TU 352 m
OX5 1TS 365 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 1UE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 1
Latitude
51.817138
Longitude
-1.297790
British National Grid easting
448,500
British National Grid northing
213,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008094
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145256
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 019C · E01028511
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 019 · E02005939

Postcode source versions

Explore OX5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. North Kidlington Primary School

    Community school

    935 m
  2. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 330
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Other theft 69
  • Public order 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX5 1 residents
11,727

Age bands in OX5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,891 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

1,123 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

3,314 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,301 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

2,409 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    769 m

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    1.2 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BLETCHINGDON ROAD, ISLIP, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2TQ

    ODS code K84003

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Osborne Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles
  • Fernhill Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles
  • Fernhill Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles
  • Osborne Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles
  • Andersons Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 019C, 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

29,598 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Kidlington Primary School is the nearest published school at 935 m.

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

Recorded crime

768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 330 events.

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