OX4 postcode area · Oxford

The OX4 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Oxford, South Oxfordshire. Area Scores range from 17 to 83 across them. Every full OX4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The OX4 district contains both ends of the scale: Beckley & Horspath at 84 out of 100 (#1,122 of 6,856 in England) against Greater Leys at 17, a 66-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £321,000 in Greater Leys to £560,000 in East Central Oxford — a 1.7× gap within the OX4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Oxford and South Oxfordshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,865a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime92per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

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 OX4 district

£402,500median home sold over the past year · +11.8% over 5 years · +1.9% over the year · 468 sales

Detached£625,000

Semi-detached£430,000

Terraced£420,000

Flat£270,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Beckley & HorspathSouth Oxfordshire	1,122	84	£545,000
Iffley FieldsOxford	1,499	78	£503,500
Grandpont & New HinkseyOxford	2,205	68	£490,000
East Central OxfordOxford	2,308	66	£560,000
Lye Valley & Cowley EastOxford	2,356	66	£424,000
Berinsfield & WittenhamSouth Oxfordshire	2,397	65	£429,950
Cowley South & IffleyOxford	2,562	63	£442,500
Cowley NorthOxford	3,234	53	£380,000
Littlemore & Rose HillOxford	5,146	25	£357,250
Blackbird LeysOxford	5,400	21	£345,000
Greater LeysOxford	5,681	17	£321,000

People living in OX4 Census 2021

Residents88,451

Median age (est.)36

Density602per km²

No qualifications17%

Degree or above43%

No car or van29%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 17%25–44 32%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 22%Private rent 28%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	28%
Elementary	13%
Associate professional	12%
Managers & directors	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Skilled trades	8%
Administrative	7%
Sales & customer service	7%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 72%Asian 14%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 37% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 31%

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 OX4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OX4 district.

Cowley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OX4.

OX3 OX2 OX1 OX44 OX33 OX10 OX14 OX13

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.