# OX2 6AX: area report for a postcode in Oxford

OX2 6AX 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 OX2 6AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) › [OX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox2) › [OX2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **47 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Oxford 009D: 143 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **Oxford, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **20 of 23 properties in OX2 6AX at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oxford 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **£478,080 average price**: For the whole of Oxford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX2 6AX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **Low road and rail noise at OX2 6AX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode#around=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **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=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX
- **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=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e123211) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherwell College Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherwell-college-oxford-e143042) | Independent | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [West Oxford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-oxford-community-primary-school-e123050) | Primary | 850 m (11 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 | 930 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 Aloysius' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aloysius-catholic-primary-school-e123218) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cathedral-school-e123287) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philip-and-james-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-oxford-e123214) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £725,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| September 2025 | £635,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2025 | £830,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £585,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £580,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £765,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Oxford (440 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (390 m); JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE (390 m); BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE (600 m); NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE (920 m); KES@NORTHGATE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: JERICHO PHARMACY (390 m); WOODSTOCK ROAD CHEMIST (660 m); OXWELL PHARMACY (660 m); WOODLANDS PHARMACY (790 m); BOOTS (950 m)
- Dental practices: ST JOHNS DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m); WOODSTOCK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (570 m); OASIS DENTAL CARE (600 m); LARS CHRISTENSEN ORTHODONTICS (940 m); CORNMARKET STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Oxford - Walton Street Local (380 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Little Clarendon (400 m, Midcounties Co-operative); M&S Oxford Rail SF (470 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Local Oxford Park End Street (520 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Oxford Magdalen St Express (750 m, Tesco)

## 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.

## OX2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £615,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX2 was £615,750 in 2025. 138th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,359** (2021). OX2 had 41,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 412th 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in OX2 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: 73.7%** (January 2026). In OX2, 73.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford)
- Centre: 51.7574, -1.2691

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=-1.2691,51.7574,OX26AX

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