Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX1 5AA
Oxford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
OX1 5AA
Coordinates
51.7420, -1.2779
Grid reference
SP499050
Easting
449,951
Northing
205,058
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WPPRC+RR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Oxford
Travel to Work
Oxford
ITL Region
Vale of White Horse
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31664
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31664 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near OX1 5AA
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX1 5AA
Counts are for Botley & Sunningwell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +17%
24179
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.68.5%
Other White11.6%
Chinese2.6%
Indian2.5%
White & Asian2.4%
+ 5 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
No religion44.0%
Christian37.8%
Not answered11.0%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4918.6%
50–6415.8%
25–3414.2%
16–1911.2%
20–2411.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.9%
Other14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
All members 66+8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.2%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%
Administrative Information
Vale of White Horse
Local Authority
Council AreaOxford West and Abingdon E14001420
Constituency
E14001420Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Botley & Sunningwell
Constituency code
E14001420
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Botley and North Hinksey
International Territorial Level
Vale of White Horse
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Oxfordshire
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oxfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 10Q
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Vale of White Horse 002E E01028741
E01028741MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Vale of White Horse 002 E02005979
E02005979LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Vale of White Horse 002E E01028741
E01028741MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Vale of White Horse 002 E02005979
E02005979Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode OX1 5AA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31664
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028741 and MSOA E02005979 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX1 5AA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OX1 5AA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
58%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
54%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
48%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 2–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
56.5
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–25FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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