OX3 postcode area
The OX3 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cherwell, Oxford, South Oxfordshire. Area Scores range from 24 to 97 across them.
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.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeadingtonOxford | 183 | 97 | £460,000 |
| MarstonOxford | 457 | 93 | £487,500 |
| Risinghurst & SandhillsOxford | 663 | 90 | £451,000 |
| Oxford CentralOxford | 1,088 | 84 | £627,500 |
| Beckley & HorspathSouth Oxfordshire | 1,122 | 84 | £545,000 |
| Islip, Arncott & ChestertonCherwell | 2,247 | 67 | £450,000 |
| East Central OxfordOxford | 2,308 | 66 | £560,000 |
| Lye Valley & Cowley EastOxford | 2,356 | 66 | £424,000 |
| Cowley NorthOxford | 3,234 | 53 | £380,000 |
| ChurchillOxford | 3,686 | 46 | £365,000 |
| BartonOxford | 4,659 | 32 | £414,500 |
| Littlemore & Rose HillOxford | 5,146 | 25 | £357,250 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around OX3.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.