Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£630,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX2 8LU
Postcode
OX2 8LU
Coordinates
51.7905, -1.2663
Grid reference
SP507104
Easting
450,703
Northing
210,459
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WQPRM+6F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Oxford
Travel to Work
Oxford
ITL Region
Oxford
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.
20235
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20235 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 & WalesProperty sales · OX2 8LU
HM Land Registry · Oxford
Average price
£630,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £630,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £820,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£820k£631k£442k
Jun '24May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near OX2 8LU
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX2 8LU
Counts are for Wolvercote 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
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.55.3%
Other White18.2%
Chinese3.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
+ 8 other groups · 16.5%
Religion
Christian45.8%
No religion36.7%
Muslim6.8%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4920.3%
50–6420.1%
25–3413.3%
65–749.7%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Any member 66+15.2%
All members 66+8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 33.4%
Administrative Information
Oxford
Local Authority
Council AreaOxford West and Abingdon E14001420
Constituency
E14001420Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Wolvercote
Constituency code
E14001420
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Oxford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Oxford
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
Oxford 001D E01028597
E01028597MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oxford 001 E02005940
E02005940LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oxford 001D E01028597
E01028597MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oxford 001 E02005940
E02005940Urban: 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 OX2 8LU 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: 20235
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028597 and MSOA E02005940 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX2 8LU 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 OX2 8LU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
64.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 53%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
10.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
58.3
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
19.4
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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