Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX18 4EW
Oxford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
OX18 4EW
Coordinates
51.8323, -1.5865
Grid reference
SP285149
Easting
428,588
Northing
214,930
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WRCJ7+W9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Oxford
ITL Region
West Oxfordshire
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.
21945
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21945 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 OX18 4EW
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX18 4EW
Counts are for Brize Norton and Shilton 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
18
YoY -28%
281910
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White4.4%
White Irish1.7%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian58.6%
No religion34.1%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6430.2%
35–4915.2%
65–7415.0%
25–347.8%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Other15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.5%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
All members 66+13.8%
+ 7 other households · 26.5%
Administrative Information
West Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaWitney E14001591
Constituency
E14001591Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Brize Norton and Shilton
Constituency code
E14001591
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Swinbrook and Widford
International Territorial Level
West Oxfordshire
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
West Oxfordshire 012D E01035255
E01035255MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Oxfordshire 012 E02006004
E02006004LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Oxfordshire 012B E01028766
E01028766MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Oxfordshire 012 E02006004
E02006004Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode OX18 4EW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 21945
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01035255 and MSOA E02006004 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX18 4EW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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