OX5 3AX

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 3FE 94 m
OX5 3FQ 148 m
OX5 3AY 197 m
OX5 3ET 250 m
OX5 3AU 592 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 3AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 3
Latitude
51.860520
Longitude
-1.300760
British National Grid easting
448,249
British National Grid northing
218,223

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008026
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145193
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016C · E01028498
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

Explore OX5

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
By Ingleby, Station Road, Enslow, Kidlington, OX5 3AX 14 November 2019 £670,000
Stone Quarry House, Station Road, Enslow, Kidlington, OX5 3AX 18 August 2017 £359,000
Hill Top Cottage, Station Road, Enslow, Kidlington, OX5 3AX 4 April 2014 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km
  2. Kirtlington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km
  3. Tackley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

9 female, 13 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.8
OX5 3 residents
3,250

Age bands in OX5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

557 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

304 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

741 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

931 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

725 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX5 3 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+
93.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
93.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.1%
Gigabit-capable
93.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
93.1%
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

2

within 5 km

  • WOODSTOCK SURGERY

    1 PARK LANE, WOODSTOCK, OX20 1UB

    ODS code K84042

    4.0 km

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    4.4 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

  • The Rock Of Gibraltar

    BCT · Enslow

    0.1 miles
  • The Rock Of Gibraltar

    BCT · Enslow

    0.1 miles
  • Bunkers Hill

    BCT · Bunkers Hill

    0.6 miles
  • Bunkers Hill

    BCT · Bunkers Hill

    0.6 miles
  • Bunkers Hill Turn

    BCT · Bunkers Hill

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,674 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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
3
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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