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

OX2 6XL 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 6XL 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Oxford 003E: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **Oxford, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **No property in OX2 6XL 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=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Oxford 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **£471,667 average price**: For the whole of Oxford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **No gigabit broadband at OX2 6XL**: Superfast for 96.2%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **Low road and rail noise at OX2 6XL**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **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=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aloysius-catholic-primary-school-e123218) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Clare's, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clares-oxford-e133430) | Independent | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wychwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wychwood-school-e123294) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oxford High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-high-school-gdst-e123310) | Independent | 530 m (7 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 | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dragon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dragon-school-e123288) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Cherwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cherwell-school-e137970) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 58.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Edward's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-school-e123292) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £307,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £775,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £830,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £4,290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2023 | £3,400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2024 | £1,600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SUMMERTOWN HEALTH CENTRE (500 m); BANBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (540 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (760 m); MEDIPILL PHARMACY (760 m); WOODSTOCK ROAD CHEMIST (860 m)
- Dental practices: MORETON ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); LARS CHRISTENSEN ORTHODONTICS (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Summertown SF (800 m, Marks and Spencer); Cook Oxford (830 m, Cook); Tesco Oxford Banbury Rd Express (940 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Oxford Summertown Local (970 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £471,667** (July 2026). Oxford’s average house price was £471,667 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Oxford costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.3** (2025). Oxford 003E has a deprivation score of 3.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,242nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £570,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oxford 003E was £570,000 in 2025. Joint 3,158th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,521** (2021). Oxford 003E had 2,521 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 934th 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: 60.4%** (January 2026). In Oxford 003E, 60.4% 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.

## 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: 51.7699, -1.2644

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), July 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=-1.2644,51.7699,OX26XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox2-6xl.

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