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OX49 postcode area · South Oxfordshire

The OX49 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, South Oxfordshire. Area Scores range from 57 to 84 across them. Every full OX49 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the OX49 district's neighbourhoods is Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford (85 out of 100, #1,054 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Stokenchurch (57). 3 of the 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £420,000 in Stokenchurch to £567,500 in Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Buckinghamshire and South Oxfordshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,634a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime36per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied73%

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 OX49 district

£450,000median home sold over the past year · -10.0% over 5 years · -15.4% over the year · 42 sales
Detached£850,000
Semi-detached£450,000
Terraced£355,000
Flat—
South Oxfordshire£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
Benson & Crowmarsh GiffordSouth Oxfordshire 1,05485 £567,500
Chinnor & TetsworthSouth Oxfordshire 1,12984 £475,000
Watlington & NettlebedSouth Oxfordshire 1,96571 £487,500
StokenchurchBuckinghamshire 2,93957 £420,000

People living in OX49 Census 2021

Residents29,547
Median age (est.)44
Density123per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above41%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OX49.

OX39 OX9 HP14 RG9 OX10 OX44 HP12 HP27

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.