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OX3 postcode area · Oxford

The OX3 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cherwell, Oxford, South Oxfordshire. Area Scores range from 24 to 97 across them. Every full OX3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the OX3 district: Headington scores 97 out of 100 (#183 of 6,856 nationally) while Littlemore & Rose Hill sits at 25 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £357,250 in Littlemore & Rose Hill to £627,500 in Oxford Central — a 1.8× gap within the OX3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cherwell, Oxford and South Oxfordshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,308a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime99per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)32
Owner-occupied50%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the OX3 district

£440,000median home sold over the past year · +7.3% over 5 years · -5.4% over the year · 400 sales
Detached£717,500
Semi-detached£475,000
Terraced£413,250
Flat£282,500
Oxford£450,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
HeadingtonOxford 18397 £460,000
MarstonOxford 45793 £487,500
Risinghurst & SandhillsOxford 66390 £451,000
Oxford CentralOxford 1,08884 £627,500
Beckley & HorspathSouth Oxfordshire 1,12284 £545,000
Islip, Arncott & ChestertonCherwell 2,24767 £450,000
East Central OxfordOxford 2,30866 £560,000
Lye Valley & Cowley EastOxford 2,35666 £424,000
Cowley NorthOxford 3,23453 £380,000
ChurchillOxford 3,68646 £365,000
BartonOxford 4,65932 £414,500
Littlemore & Rose HillOxford 5,14625 £357,250

People living in OX3 Census 2021

Residents119,348
Median age (est.)32
Density540per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above45%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 26%25–44 30%45–64 19%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 19%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 23%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 35% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 10%

All occupation groups
Professional35%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 39% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 32%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in OX3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OX3 district.

Cowley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OX3.

OX2 OX4 OX33 OX1 OX44 OX20 OX10 OX14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.