Least deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
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.
26748
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26748 out of 33,755 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 OX12 8QU
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX12 8QU
Counts are for Hendreds electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
1493
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
5
YoY —
1371
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.6%
Other White4.8%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian59.0%
No religion36.0%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6426.0%
35–4918.0%
65–7412.9%
75–849.2%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Single family household, all members 66+15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
One person: other12.6%
One person: aged 66+11.6%
+ 8 other households · 26.7%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 7.9 km straight lineabout 99 min
Didcot Parkway Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 10.0 km straight lineabout 125 min
Appleford Rail Station
Rail
- 11.5 km straight lineabout 143 min
Culham Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 18 min
Becquerel Avenue Terminus
Bus · inside · south
Coordinates & Location for OX12 8QU
Postcode
OX12 8QU
Coordinates
51.5730, -1.3396
Grid reference
SU458862
Easting
445,861
Northing
186,216
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WHMF6+54
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Oxford
ITL Region
Vale of White Horse
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Vale of White Horse
Local Authority
Council AreaDidcot and Wantage E14001197
Constituency
E14001197Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Hendreds
Constituency code
E14001197
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
East Hendred
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 015E E01028730
E01028730MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Vale of White Horse 015 E02005992
E02005992LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Vale of White Horse 015E E01028730
E01028730MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Vale of White Horse 015 E02005992
E02005992Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:30 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:30 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 41 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 OX12 8QU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028730 and MSOA E02005992 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 26748
Present — Active
Postcode OX12 8QU 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
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