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OX5 2YA

Kidlington West · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2YB 1 m
OX5 2DD 61 m
OX5 2AB 91 m
OX5 2AA 128 m
OX5 2AD 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2002
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.831250
Longitude
-1.297135
British National Grid easting
448,530
British National Grid northing
214,970

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
E00145159
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 017C · E01028490
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
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. North Kidlington Primary School

    Community school

    883 m

  2. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
503
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 229
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Other theft 45
  • Public order 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 37

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    1.2 km

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    2.1 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    4.1 km

  • WOODSTOCK SURGERY

    1 PARK LANE, WOODSTOCK, OX20 1UB

    ODS code K84042

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Moors Turn

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.1 miles

  • The Moors Turn

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles

  • Lyne Road Turn

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles

  • Langford Lane

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.2 miles

  • Flatford Place

    BCT · Kidlington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 017C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,421 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. North Kidlington Primary School is the nearest published school at 883 m.

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

Recorded crime

503 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 229 events.

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