# OX25 Postcode district covering Upper Heyford and Ambrosden, in Cherwell. OX25 is a postcode district covering Upper Heyford and Ambrosden, in Cherwell. Median sale price £420,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 55.3 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code OX25. 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 OX25 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX25 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th 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/ox25#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 12,825** (2021). OX25 had 12,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 893rd 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/ox25#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 62%** (2022). About 62% of people in OX25 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/ox25#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.3%** (January 2026). In OX25, 74.3% 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/ox25#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OX25) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 62% of people in OX25 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=OX25) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 237 homes were sold in OX25 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=OX25) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OX25. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OX25) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX25 had 12,825 usual residents at the census. ## How OX25 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | OX25 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £420,000 | 11th cheapest | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 | | Population | 12,825 | 7th least populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 62% | joint 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.3% | 6th lowest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 | ## Is OX25 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX25 at a rate of 55.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX25. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (408), other crime (160) and anti-social behaviour (72). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX25 was 59.6 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 OX25, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX25 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in OX25 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Cherwell 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028507) | 1,453 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.1% | | [Cherwell 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035730) | 1,761 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.3% | | [Cherwell 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035731) | 1,482 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.2% | | [Cherwell 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035733) | 1,686 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% | | [Cherwell 011H](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035734) | 1,323 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% | | [Cherwell 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028500) | 2,018 | 112.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 25.5% | ## Your MP - [Bicester and Woodstock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bicester-and-woodstock): Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 79% of the people here. - [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury): Sean Woodcock (Labour), MP since July 2024. 21% 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 OX25 [Deddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/deddington-steeple-aston-and-heyfords) ## Postcode sectors in OX25 [OX25 1 (63 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-1), [OX25 2 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-2), [OX25 3 (40 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-3), [OX25 4 (71 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-4), [OX25 5 (143 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-5), [OX25 6 (58 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-6) ## Council [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) ## Towns in OX25 [Bicester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bicester) ## Postcode districts next to OX25 [HP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp18), [OX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox5), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7), [OX15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15), [OX26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26), [OX27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox27) ## Nearest rail stations [Bicester Village (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.1488,51.8930), [Bicester North (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.1504,51.9035) ## 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) ## OX25 in brief OX25 is a postcode district covering Upper Heyford and Ambrosden, in Cherwell. About 13,714 people lived in OX25 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 237 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in OX25 was £420,000 in 2025. OX25 had 12,825 usual residents at the census. About 62% of people in OX25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In OX25, 74.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: OX25 - Postcode area: [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox) - Constituency: [Bicester and Woodstock †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bicester-and-woodstock) - Council: [Cherwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) - Area: 104 km² - People, mid-2024: 13,714* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 36 * 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 [OX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox5), [OX26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26), [OX27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox27), [HP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp18), [OX15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15), [OX7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox7) ## Latest updates for OX25 - 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/OX25 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25#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/ox25