# OX44

Postcode district covering Chalgrove and Garsington, in South Oxfordshire.

OX44 is a postcode district covering Chalgrove and Garsington, in South Oxfordshire. Median sale price £442,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 36.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code OX44. 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 OX44 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £442,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX44 was £442,000 in 2025. 458th 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/ox44#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,114** (2021). OX44 had 8,114 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 621st 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/ox44#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in OX44 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/ox44#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.1%** (January 2026). In OX44, 74.1% 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/ox44#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=OX44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 20% of people in OX44 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=OX44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 124 homes were sold in OX44 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=OX44) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OX44.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=OX44) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX44 had 8,114 usual residents at the census.

## How OX44 compares

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

| Measure | OX44 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £442,000 | 12th most expensive | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 |
| Population | 8,114 | 5th least populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 20% | 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.1% | 5th lowest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 |

## Is OX44 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX44 at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX44.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), other crime (57) and anti-social behaviour (27).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX44 was 35.9 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 OX44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX44 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in OX44

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Oxfordshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028640) | 1,410 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028646) | 1,195 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 53.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028641) | 1,153 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028603) | 1,369 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028609) | 1,350 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028610) | 1,458 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.2% |

## Your MP

- [Henley and Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/henley-and-thame): Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 89% of the people here.
- [Didcot and Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage): Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 11% 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 OX44

[Chalgrove, Stadhampton & Dorchester](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/chalgrove-stadhampton-and-dorchester)

## Postcode sectors in OX44

[OX44 7 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44-7), [OX44 9 (128 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44-9)

## Council

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

## Postcode districts next to OX44

[OX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox4), [OX9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9), [OX10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox10), [OX14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox14), [OX33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox33), [OX49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox49)

## 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)

## OX44 in brief

OX44 is a postcode district covering Chalgrove and Garsington, in South Oxfordshire.
About 8,661 people lived in OX44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £442,000 in 2025 across 124 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX44 was £442,000 in 2025.
OX44 had 8,114 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in OX44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX44, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OX44
- 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: 72.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,661*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 29

* 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), [OX33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox33), [OX14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox14), [OX10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox10), [OX49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox49), [OX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox4)

## Latest updates for OX44

- 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/OX44

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44