# OX9

Postcode district covering Thame, in South Oxfordshire.

OX9 is a postcode district covering Thame, in South Oxfordshire. Median sale price £460,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 53.6 per 1,000 people. About 16,203 people.

Postcode district. Code OX9. 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 OX9 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 OX9 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/ox9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 15,900** (2021). OX9 had 15,900 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,051st 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/ox9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 49%** (2022). About 49% of people in OX9 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/ox9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.8%** (January 2026). In OX9, 91.8% 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/ox9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=OX9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 49% of people in OX9 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=OX9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 277 homes were sold in OX9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=OX9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for OX9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=OX9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): OX9 had 15,900 usual residents at the census.

## How OX9 compares

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

| Measure | OX9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £460,000 | joint 7th most expensive | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2025 |
| Population | 15,900 | 8th least populated | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 49% | 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 26 postcode districts, OX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.8% | 5th highest | 26 postcode districts, OX · Jan 2026 |

## Is OX9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX9 at a rate of 53.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (311), other crime (175) and shoplifting (103).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX9 was 44.7 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 OX9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX9 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in OX9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Oxfordshire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028666) | 1,467 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 76.0% |
| [South Oxfordshire 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028667) | 1,310 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [South Oxfordshire 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028668) | 1,278 | 14.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.0% |
| [South Oxfordshire 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028669) | 1,325 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |
| [South Oxfordshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028670) | 1,481 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [South Oxfordshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028671) | 1,630 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028672) | 2,767 | 60.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.3% |
| [South Oxfordshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028673) | 2,010 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [South Oxfordshire 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028647) | 1,598 | 113.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.8% |
| [South Oxfordshire 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028598) | 2,524 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 79.6% |

## 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. 1.8% 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 OX9

[Thame North](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/thame-north), [Thame South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/thame-south)

## Postcode sectors in OX9

[OX9 0 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9-0), [OX9 2 (152 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9-2), [OX9 3 (314 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9-3), [OX9 7 (81 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9-7)

## Council

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

## Towns in OX9

[Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thame)

## Postcode districts next to OX9

[HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14), [HP17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp17), [HP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp18), [HP27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp27), [OX33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox33), [OX39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox39), [OX44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44), [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)

## OX9 in brief

OX9 is a postcode district covering Thame, in South Oxfordshire.
About 16,203 people lived in OX9 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 277 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX9 was £460,000 in 2025.
OX9 had 15,900 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in OX9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX9, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: OX9
- 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: 61.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,203*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 48

* 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

[OX49](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox49), [OX44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox44), [OX39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox39), [HP18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp18), [HP17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp17), [HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14)

## Latest updates for OX9

- 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/OX9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9#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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox9