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OX2

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Oxford, Cutteslowe and Sunnymead, in Oxford and Vale of White Horse.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OX2 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In OX2, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£615,750
138th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
41,359
412th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How OX2 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

OX2Middle
Median sale price26 postcode districts, OX · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in OX26 areas from £300,000 to £615,750. The middle area is £432,500. OX2 is £615,750.
£615,750most expensive
Population26 postcode districts, OX · 2021
Population: every postcode district in OX26 areas from 4,267 to 66,808. The middle area is 25,712. OX2 is 41,359.
41,3596th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in OX26 areas from 71.5% to 94.4%. The middle area is 86.6%. OX2 is 73.7%.
73.7%4th lowest
Claimant rate26 postcode districts, OX · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in OX26 areas from 1.3% to 3.4%. The middle area is 1.8%. OX2 is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 2nd lowest

Is OX2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX2 at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 193 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (729), other crime (647) and shoplifting (359).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX2 was 56.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in OX2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX2 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in OX2

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Oxford 001A1,568104.7 per 1,0001086.0%
Oxford 001B1,61970.3 per 1,000895.2%
Oxford 001C1,44754.0 per 1,0001075.8%
Oxford 001D1,52570.5 per 1,000675.1%
Oxford 002C1,27088.8 per 1,0001077.3%
Oxford 002D1,66952.5 per 1,0001070.9%
Oxford 002F2,18244.2 per 1,0001082.4%
Oxford 002G1,96451.8 per 1,000589.0%
Oxford 003A1,28570.7 per 1,0001098.4%
Oxford 003C2,44426.3 per 1,0001067.0%
Oxford 003E2,52145.2 per 1,0001060.4%
Oxford 008F2,24525.5 per 1,0001056.5%
Oxford 008G2,232133.7 per 1,0001058.5%
Oxford 009A1,960125.0 per 1,000971.3%
Oxford 009B1,533123.1 per 1,000961.8%
Oxford 009C1,43376.5 per 1,000764.0%
Vale of White Horse 001A1,88740.9 per 1,000888.7%
Vale of White Horse 001B1,92228.0 per 1,0001078.7%
Vale of White Horse 001C2,10016.3 per 1,0001076.5%
Vale of White Horse 002D1,63523.4 per 1,0001094.1%
Vale of White Horse 002E2,01815.3 per 1,0001052.5%
Vale of White Horse 002F2,06992.6 per 1,000959.8%

MPs for OX2

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in OX25

Postcode sectors in OX25

Councils OX2 covers2

Towns in OX21

Postcode districts next to OX25

Nearest rail stations2

More in the OX postcode area2

OX2 in brief

OX2 is a postcode district covering Oxford, Cutteslowe and Sunnymead, in Oxford and Vale of White Horse.

About 42,682 people lived in OX2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £615,750 in 2025 across 540 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in OX2 was £615,750 in 2025.

OX2 had 41,359 usual residents at the census.

In OX2, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In OX2, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.