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OX area guide

Who lives in OX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
754,463 (2024)
At a glance

What OX is like

The OX postcode area in South East covers 20,463 live postcodes and is home to about 754,463 people in 286,142 households. 63.5% of households own their home, 20.1% rent privately and 14.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 59.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in OX sold for a median of £395,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How OX compares

Headline figures for OX, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
3/ 10

Lower than most: 21.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£395,000

Median over 6,905 sales in OX, −1.2% on the year before.

TransportMore
1.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 6 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
96%

Rated good or better across 302 inspected schools in OX.

Household incomeMore
£65,513

Average annual income before tax, higher than 77% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where OX differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Low crimePositive

    21.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.

  2. 02
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

OX FAQs

01
Is OX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.6 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. 96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in OX?

The median sale price over the last year was £395,000.

Homes in OX sold for a median of £395,000 across 6,905 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is OX safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around OX, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.
04
Who lives in OX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.1% of residents. 63.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (33.4%).
05
Which council covers OX?

The local authority for OX is Cherwell.

OX comes under Cherwell in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is OX?

Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10.

There are 6 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Oxford Parkway Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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