OX5 2RU

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 2FN 41 m
OX5 2DN 52 m
OX5 2DL 57 m
OX5 2FY 76 m
OX5 2PQ 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.823858
Longitude
-1.287935
British National Grid easting
449,172
British National Grid northing
214,154

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
E00145150
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 017B · E01028489
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 017 · E02005937

Postcode source versions

Explore OX5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. North Kidlington Primary School

    Community school

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

    Academy converter

    934 m
  3. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 316
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Other theft 70
  • Public order 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

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

    270 m

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    1.1 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Tesco

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.0 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.0 miles
  • The Black Horse

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles
  • The Black Horse

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles
  • Exeter Hall

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Kidlington Primary School is the nearest published school at 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 316 events.

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