OX5 2TE

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 2SZ 46 m
OX5 2TA 86 m
OX5 2SD 87 m
OX5 2TG 121 m
OX5 2RZ 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.821789
Longitude
-1.237577
British National Grid easting
452,645
British National Grid northing
213,959

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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, The Terrace, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TE 1 July 2019 £560,000
2, The Terrace, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TE 9 August 2002 £250,000
2, The Terrace, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TE 21 September 1995 £123,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Dr South's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    322 m
  2. Woodeaton Manor School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.1 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
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Other theft 4
  • Other crime 3
  • Burglary 2

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

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    359 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

Nearby transport

  • St Nicholas Church

    BCT · Islip

    0.1 miles
  • Islip Bridge

    BCT · Islip

    0.1 miles
  • Islip Rail Station

    RSE · Islip

    0.2 miles
  • Middle Street

    BCT · Islip

    0.2 miles
  • Islip Rail Station

    RLY · Islip

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 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 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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