OX2 8QS Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Oxford) | Sipuha

Schools nearby

1
Wolvercote Primary School
Primary · Good
0.13 mi
2
d'Overbroeck's
Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 64.8
0.57 mi
3
Northern House Academy
Special · Outstanding
0.76 mi
4
Cutteslowe Primary School
Primary · Good
0.79 mi
5
St Edward's School
Secondary with sixth form
0.83 mi
6
Summer Fields School
Primary
0.93 mi

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At a glance

Low · 3.5 per 1k

OX2 8 sector median · 72 sales against 97 · -10.8% on the prior year

Least deprived 10%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Oxford Parkway Rail Station
Rail
2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
Oxford Rail Station
Rail
3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
Islip Rail Station
Rail
5.2 km straight lineabout 65 min

Bus stops

Wolvercote Roundabout
Bus · just after · south-east
88 m straight lineabout 1 min
First Turn
Bus · adj · north-west
109 m straight lineabout 1 min
Wolvercote School
Bus · adj · south-west
143 m straight lineabout 2 min
Wolvercote School
Bus · nr · south-east
144 m straight lineabout 2 min
First Turn
Bus · opp · south-east
162 m straight lineabout 2 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · OX2 8

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · OX2 8 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 72 sales

OX2 8QS has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the OX2 8 sector.

Average price

£686,780

Median price: £593,000

Median -10.8% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 72 sales

View district OX2

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sale · avg £1,600,000

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£1.6m£987k£373k

Oct '25Dec '25Mar '26Aug '26

£1,600,000 · 2026-08-27 · Detached · Freehold

OX2 8BY

£980,000 · 2026-07-31 · Semi-detached · Freehold

OX2 8HX

£775,000 · 2026-07-31 · Detached · Freehold

OX2 8JJ

£645,000 · 2026-07-27 · Semi-detached · Freehold

OX2 8PA

£1,270,000 · 2026-07-17 · Detached · Freehold

OX2 8BU

£325,000 · 2026-07-09 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

OX2 8BW

£322,500 · 2026-07-06 · Terraced · Freehold

OX2 8NW

£680,000 · 2026-06-17 · Terraced · Freehold

OX2 8DD

£387,500 · 2026-06-12 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

OX2 8HU

£1,310,000 · 2026-06-10 · Detached · Freehold

OX2 8EA

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near OX2 8QS

England & Wales

Crime trends · near OX2 8QS

Counts are for Cutteslowe & Sunnymead 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)Oct '24 – Sep '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

4

YoY -71%

1494

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

ASB

3

YoY —

740

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Vehicle Crime

1

YoY —

630

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Burglary

1

YoY —

420

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Criminal damage

5

YoY —

530

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

Other recorded crime

10

YoY —

1383

Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 1 key categories improving

24

incidents · Sep '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Oxford 001 (E02005940)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £71,481
Disposable (net) annual household income: £53,281
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £51,747
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £44,687

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,446

White Brit.66.5%

Other White15.0%

Chinese3.0%

Indian2.8%

White & Asian2.0%

+ 12 other groups · 10.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,444

Christian45.2%

No religion41.2%

Not answered6.9%

Muslim3.1%

Hindu1.5%

+ 4 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,443

50–6421.3%

35–4918.2%

65–7413.0%

10–1510.2%

25–3410.0%

+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%

Households

Total households: 635

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.5%

One person: other18.0%

One person: aged 66+17.2%

Single family household, all members 66+12.1%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%

+ 9 other households · 23.5%

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.

32082

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 32082 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Nearby postcodes around OX2 8QS

Other postcode pages in the same local area as OX2 8QS.

OX2 7BZ OX2 7DW OX2 7ED OX2 7EP OX2 7ER OX2 7ES OX2 7ET OX2 7EU OX2 7EW OX2 7EX OX2 7EY OX2 7EZ OX2 7FZ OX2 7HJ OX2 7HZ OX2 7JB OX2 7JD OX2 7JF OX2 7JH OX2 7JJ OX2 7JS OX2 7JT OX2 7JU OX2 7JX

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for OX2 8QS

England

Country

Oxford

Local Authority

Oxfordshire

Cutteslowe & Sunnymead

Ward

Oxford

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

OX2 8QS

Coordinates

51.7866, -1.2796

Grid reference

SP497100

Easting

449,788

Northing

210,015

Region

South East

Plus Code

9C3WQPPC+J5

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Oxford

Travel to Work

Oxford

ITL Region

Oxford

Administrative Information

Oxford

Local Authority

Council Area

Oxford West and Abingdon E14001420

Constituency

E14001420

Thames Valley

Police Force

England

Ward

Cutteslowe & Sunnymead

Constituency code

E14001420

EU Electoral Region

South East

Parish

Oxford, unparished area

International Territorial Level

Oxford

Health & NHS

Thames Valley

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

South East

Integrated Care Board

NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS Thames Valley ICB - 10Q

Cancer Alliance

Thames Valley

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Oxford 001C E01028596

E01028596

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Oxford 001 E02005940

E02005940

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Oxford 001C E01028596

E01028596

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Oxford 001 E02005940

E02005940

Urban: 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

7:20 AM

Sunrise

4:18 PM

Sunset

8 hours 58 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:20 AM

Sunset (today)

4:18 PM

Daylight duration

8 hours 58 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

March 1983

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~43 years

Active Duration

1983 -> Present

March 1983 — Introduced

Postcode OX2 8QS 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028596 and MSOA E02005940 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 32082

Present — Active

Postcode OX2 8QS is currently active and in use.

First introduced

March 1983

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~43 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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