# OX1 2RA: area report for a postcode in Oxford

OX1 2RA is a postcode in Oxford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Oxford. Open the map at OX1 2RA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) › [OX1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox1) › [OX1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **53 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Oxford 009D: 143 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **Oxford, 160 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **No property in OX1 2RA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oxford 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **£478,080 average price**: For the whole of Oxford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX1 2RA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **Low road and rail noise at OX1 2RA**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherwell College Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherwell-college-oxford-e143042) | Independent | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e123211) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Oxford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-oxford-community-primary-school-e123050) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Activate Learning](https://openindex.co.uk/school/activate-learning-e134153) | Sixth form and further education | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Christ Church Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cathedral-school-e123287) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [New College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-college-school-e123291) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ebbes-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e123212) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aloysius-catholic-primary-school-e123218) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £392,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £700,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £730,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2025 | £700,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £1,350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2024 | £610,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oxford (160 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE (510 m); OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m); JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE (650 m); NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE (790 m); KES@NORTHGATE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: OXWELL PHARMACY (540 m); WOODLANDS PHARMACY (640 m); JERICHO PHARMACY (670 m); BOOTS (800 m); WOODSTOCK ROAD CHEMIST (910 m)
- Dental practices: ST JOHNS DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); OASIS DENTAL CARE (510 m); WOODSTOCK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (710 m); CORNMARKET STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (790 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Oxford Rail SF (190 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Local Oxford Park End Street (230 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Little Clarendon (540 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Tesco Oxford Magdalen St Express (650 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Oxford - Walton Street Local (660 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £478,080** (August 2026). Oxford’s average house price was £478,080 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,289** (2025). Full-time workers living in Oxford earned a median of £43,289 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 82nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Oxford costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Oxford has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Oxford 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). Oxford 009D has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,692** (2021). Oxford 009D had 1,692 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,865th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.5%** (January 2026). In Oxford 009D, 81.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.1%** (August 2026). In Oxford 009D, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## OX1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX1 was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 313th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,825** (2021). OX1 had 26,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,088th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in OX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.9%** (January 2026). In OX1, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford)
- Centre: 51.7547, -1.2688

Council: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Oxford West and Abingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oxford-west-and-abingdon): Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices#around=-1.2688,51.7547,OX12RA

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox1-2ra