OX5 2SN

Launton and Otmoor · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Kidlington
Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 2RX 54 m
OX5 2SW 82 m
OX5 2SL 86 m
OX5 2SP 103 m
OX5 2SJ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.823749
Longitude
-1.237559
British National Grid easting
452,644
British National Grid northing
214,177

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008056
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145212
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016F · E01028502
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

Explore OX5

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fairlight, High Street, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2SN 19 April 2016 £770,000
Old House, High Street, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2SN 31 July 2009 £825,000
Old House, High Street, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2SN 23 August 2006 £795,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Dr South's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    138 m
  2. Woodeaton Manor School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.3 km
  3. Edward Feild Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX5 2 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    151 m

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    3.1 km

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Nicholas Church

    BCT · Islip

    0.1 miles
  • Islip Rail Station

    RSE · Islip

    0.1 miles
  • Islip Rail Station

    RLY · Islip

    0.1 miles
  • Middle Street

    BCT · Islip

    0.2 miles
  • Islip Bridge

    BCT · Islip

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016F, 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

27,052 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Dr South's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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