# OX3 8LG: area report for a postcode in Oxford

OX3 8LG 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 OX3 8LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) › [OX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox3) › [OX3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Oxford 007B: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **Oxford, 5.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **No property in OX3 8LG 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=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Oxford 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **£471,667 average price**: For the whole of Oxford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at OX3 8LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **Low road and rail noise at OX3 8LG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **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=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Headington Quarry Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headington-quarry-nursery-school-e122968) | Nursery | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Slade Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slade-nursery-school-e122970) | Nursery | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bayards Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bayards-hill-school-e141231) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Endeavour Academy, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/endeavour-academy-oxford-e140217) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [Windmill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-primary-school-e123047) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wood Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-farm-primary-school-e123074) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-oxford-e123140) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandhills Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhills-community-primary-school-e146270) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £262,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £482,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £594,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HEDENA HEALTH (760 m)
- Pharmacies: THE ROUNDWAY PHARMACY (500 m); HEADINGTON PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); BURY KNOWLE HEALTH CENTRE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Woodfarm (1 km, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.9** (2025). Oxford 007B has a deprivation score of 5.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,841st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £462,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Oxford 007B was £462,500 in 2025. Joint 5,905th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,653** (2021). Oxford 007B had 1,653 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,557th 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: 81.6%** (January 2026). In Oxford 007B, 81.6% 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.

## OX3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX3 was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 462nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,634** (2021). OX3 had 47,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 252nd 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: 42%** (2022). About 42% of people in OX3 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: 81.3%** (January 2026). In OX3, 81.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford)
- Centre: 51.7577, -1.1961

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

## Your MP

- [Oxford East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oxford-east): Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-1.1961,51.7577,OX38LG

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