# OX39

Postcode district covering Chinnor and Oakley, in South Oxfordshire.

OX39 is a postcode district covering Chinnor and Oakley, in South Oxfordshire. Median sale price £460,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 35.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code OX39. 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 OX39 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX39 was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 388th 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/ox39#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,605** (2021). OX39 had 8,605 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 647th 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/ox39#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in OX39 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/ox39#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.6%** (January 2026). In OX39, 87.6% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox39#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OX39) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 88% of people in OX39 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=OX39) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 123 homes were sold in OX39 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=OX39) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OX39.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OX39) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX39 had 8,605 usual residents at the census.

## How OX39 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | OX39 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £460,000 | joint 7th most expensive | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 |
| Population | 8,605 | 6th least populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 88% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.6% | 13th highest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 |

## Is OX39 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX39 at a rate of 35.5 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX39.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (139), other crime (58) and anti-social behaviour (57).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX39 was 34.4 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 OX39, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX39 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in OX39

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Oxfordshire 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028613) | 1,399 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.5% |
| [South Oxfordshire 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028614) | 2,583 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028615) | 1,856 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.5% |
| [South Oxfordshire 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028616) | 1,805 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.0% |

## Your MP

- [Henley and Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/henley-and-thame): Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Mid Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-buckinghamshire): Greg Smith (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.5% 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 OX39

[Chinnor & Tetsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/chinnor-and-tetsworth)

## Postcode sectors in OX39

[OX39 4 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox39-4)

## Council

[South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

## Postcode districts next to OX39

[HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14), [HP27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp27), [OX9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9), [OX49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox49)

## Nearest rail stations

[Princes Risborough (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.8439,51.7179)

## 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)

## OX39 in brief

OX39 is a postcode district covering Chinnor and Oakley, in South Oxfordshire.
About 9,058 people lived in OX39 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £460,000 in 2025 across 123 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 35.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX39 was £460,000 in 2025.
OX39 had 8,605 usual residents at the census.
About 88% of people in OX39 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX39, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OX39
- Postcode area: [OX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox)
- Constituency: [Henley and Thame †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/henley-and-thame)
- Council: [South Oxfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)
- Area: 32.93 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,058*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 23

* 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

[OX9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9), [HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14), [HP27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp27), [OX49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox49)

## Latest updates for OX39

- 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/OX39

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox39, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox39#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/ox39