OX5 2QN

Kidlington East · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 1AB 57 m
OX5 2BS 122 m
OX5 1UB 144 m
OX5 2DT 147 m
OX5 1AP 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2QN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.820673
Longitude
-1.287579
British National Grid easting
449,200
British National Grid northing
213,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008057
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145183
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 018A · E01028492
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 018 · E02005938

Postcode source versions

Explore OX5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. North Kidlington Primary School

    Community school

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

    Academy converter

    603 m
  3. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    603 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
760
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 285
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Other theft 73
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Public order 62

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

    150 m

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    739 m

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Exeter Hall

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.0 miles
  • Exeter Hall

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.0 miles
  • Treeground Place

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.0 miles
  • Treeground Place

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.1 miles
  • Broad Close

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 018A, 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

30,359 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Kidlington Primary School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

760 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 285 events.

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