# OX15

Postcode district covering Bloxham and Bodicote, in Cherwell.

OX15 is a postcode district covering Bloxham and Bodicote, in Cherwell. Median sale price £425,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 33.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code OX15. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OX15 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX15 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 20,999** (2021). OX15 had 20,999 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,357th least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OX15 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.7%** (January 2026). In OX15, 91.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OX15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in OX15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=OX15) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 308 homes were sold in OX15 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=OX15) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OX15.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OX15) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX15 had 20,999 usual residents at the census.

## How OX15 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | OX15 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £425,000 | 13th cheapest | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 |
| Population | 20,999 | 11th least populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.7% | joint 6th highest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 |

## Is OX15 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX15 at a rate of 33.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (298), other crime (136) and burglary (109).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX15 was 33.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in OX15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX15 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in OX15

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherwell 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028508) | 1,082 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.4% |
| [Cherwell 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035723) | 1,221 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.3% |
| [Cherwell 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028476) | 2,864 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| [Cherwell 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035727) | 1,871 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Cherwell 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035728) | 1,376 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.6% |
| [Cherwell 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035729) | 1,505 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Cherwell 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028474) | 1,923 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.2% |
| [Cherwell 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028485) | 1,591 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| [Cherwell 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028486) | 1,242 | 23.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.6% |
| [Cherwell 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028503) | 1,146 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.1% |
| [Cherwell 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028504) | 1,441 | 33.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.2% |
| [Cherwell 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028481) | 1,462 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.3% |
| [Cherwell 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028482) | 1,392 | 24.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Stratford-on-Avon 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon/neighbourhood/e01031193) | 2,120 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.4% |

## Your MP

- [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury): Sean Woodcock (Labour), MP since July 2024. 90% of the people here.
- [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stratford-on-avon): Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 6.8% of the people here.
- [Kenilworth and Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kenilworth-and-southam): Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.8% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in OX15

[Bodicote, Adderbury & Bloxham](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/bodicote-adderbury-and-bloxham), [Cropredy, Wroxton & Shennington](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/cropredy-wroxton-and-shennington), [Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/sibford-hook-norton-and-milcombe)

## Postcode sectors in OX15

[OX15 0 (112 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15-0), [OX15 4 (286 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15-4), [OX15 5 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15-5), [OX15 6 (184 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15-6)

## Council

[Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

## Postcode districts next to OX15

[CV35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv35), [CV36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv36), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7), [OX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16), [OX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox17), [OX25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25), [OX27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox27)

## More in the OX postcode area

[All OX postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## OX15 in brief

OX15 is a postcode district covering Bloxham and Bodicote, in Cherwell.
About 21,772 people lived in OX15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £425,000 in 2025 across 308 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 33.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX15 was £425,000 in 2025.
OX15 had 20,999 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in OX15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX15, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OX15
- Postcode area: [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox)
- Constituency: [Banbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury)
- Council: [Cherwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)
- Area: 192 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,772*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 65

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[OX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox17), [CV36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv36), [OX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7), [CV35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cv35), [OX25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25)

## Latest updates for OX15

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/OX15

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15