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

OX3 8QX 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 8QX 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

- **53 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Oxford 010C: 114 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **Oxford, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **No property in OX3 8QX 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=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Oxford 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **£471,667 average price**: For the whole of Oxford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX3 8QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **Low road and rail noise at OX3 8QX**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wood Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-farm-primary-school-e123074) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Slade Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slade-nursery-school-e122970) | Nursery | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Francis Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-church-of-england-primary-school-e150520) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tyndale Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyndale-community-school-e139777) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Education (Oxford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-education-oxford-e138602) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Windmill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windmill-primary-school-e123047) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-church-of-england-school-cowley-e140556) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Headington Quarry Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headington-quarry-nursery-school-e122968) | Nursery | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £357,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2024 | £278,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: THE LEYS PHARMACY WOOD FARM (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Woodfarm (440 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Aldi Cowley Oxford (460 m, Aldi); Budgens Parade Green (480 m, Budgens)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.4** (2025). Oxford 010C has a deprivation score of 28.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,036** (2021). Oxford 010C had 2,036 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,760th 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: 77.5%** (January 2026). In Oxford 010C, 77.5% 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: 3.3%** (August 2026). In Oxford 010C, 3.3% 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.

## 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: 51.7454, -1.1985

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=-1.1985,51.7454,OX38QX

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