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OX5 2DG

Kidlington West · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kidlington West
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 2XY 40 m
OX5 2AL 127 m
OX5 2AQ 132 m
OX5 2XT 133 m
OX5 2XX 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.827865
Longitude
-1.287465
British National Grid easting
449,200
British National Grid northing
214,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Kidlington West · E05010933
Parish or community
E04008057
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145149
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 017B · E01028489
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 017 · E02005937

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. North Kidlington Primary School

    Community school

    455 m

  2. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
623
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Other theft 65
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Public order 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX5 2 residents
9,140

Age bands in OX5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,301 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

777 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

2,076 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,408 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,432 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

    711 m

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    1.4 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Homewell House

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.1 miles

  • Homewell House

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.1 miles

  • Foxdown Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles

  • Foxdown Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles

  • Glebe House

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 017B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,718 of 33,755

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Kidlington Primary School is the nearest published school at 455 m.

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

Recorded crime

623 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 266 events.

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