Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX3 8DN
Postcode
OX3 8DN
Coordinates
51.7622, -1.1924
Grid reference
SP558073
Easting
455,829
Northing
207,361
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WQR65+V2
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.
31492
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31492 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 OX3 8DN
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX3 8DN
Counts are for Quarry & Risinghurst 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
11
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.62.8%
Other White11.3%
Indian4.4%
Other Asian3.9%
African3.0%
+ 7 other groups · 14.7%
Religion
Christian46.6%
No religion33.8%
Not answered8.7%
Muslim4.7%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
25–3418.4%
50–6417.1%
65–748.4%
20–247.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Other20.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Any member 66+8.6%
+ 8 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
Oxford
Local Authority
Council AreaOxford East E14001419
Constituency
E14001419Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Quarry & Risinghurst
Constituency code
E14001419
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Risinghurst and Sandhills
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 007C E01028572
E01028572MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oxford 007 E02005946
E02005946LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oxford 007C E01028572
E01028572MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oxford 007 E02005946
E02005946Urban: 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 OX3 8DN 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: 31492
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028572 and MSOA E02005946 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX3 8DN 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 OX3 8DN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–19FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
55%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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