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OX postcode area

Explore the Oxford postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The OX area code stands for o and x in <strong>O</strong><strong>X</strong>ford.

Map of the OX postcode area

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Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postal area.

The OX postcode area covers Oxford and nearby parts of South East England.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: CV - Coventry, SN - Swindon, GL - Gloucester, NN - Northampton, RG - Reading, MK - Milton Keynes and HP - Hemel Hempstead and is located inland.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Oxfordshire (97.14%), Northamptonshire (1.62%), Warwickshire (0.52%), Buckinghamshire (0.39%), Gloucestershire (0.26%), Berkshire (0.08%).

Detailed map of the OX Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the OX Oxford Postcode Area

Quick facts

OX area statistics
Width east to west37.79 mi
Height north to south46.28 mi
Area829.14 mi²
Maximum width46.39 mi
Perimeter246.45 mi
Postcode districts26
Postcode sectors119
Post towns17
Postcodes19,990
Population612,827

The OX postcode area has a population of 612,827 and covers 2,392,888 hectares. Roughly 0.94% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

Where is the OX postcode area?

Location map for the OX postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the OX postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is OX49 and the most urban is OX16.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
OX49 60,315,149 392,646 0.65%
OX27 101,741,228 723,159 0.71%
OX7 289,469,041 2,128,792 0.74%
OX20 49,083,730 385,290 0.78%
OX44 78,574,855 661,585 0.84%
OX17 190,776,299 1,741,524 0.91%
OX15 189,250,018 1,830,980 0.97%
OX12 175,005,068 1,842,075 1.05%
OX33 50,089,490 566,265 1.13%
OX18 164,876,816 1,910,304 1.16%
OX29 183,122,987 2,248,505 1.23%
OX25 115,443,587 1,457,357 1.26%
OX13 89,780,893 1,245,060 1.39%
OX39 27,826,816 418,786 1.50%
OX10 122,388,236 1,871,428 1.53%
OX9 65,195,596 1,004,412 1.54%
OX5 91,896,435 1,468,103 1.60%
OX11 84,938,871 2,480,989 2.92%
OX2 50,641,165 1,948,938 3.85%
OX14 66,857,267 2,689,067 4.02%
OX3 41,091,781 1,747,560 4.25%
OX1 23,899,234 1,217,599 5.09%
OX26 32,187,397 1,984,062 6.16%
OX4 20,274,045 2,550,439 12.58%
OX28 8,928,141 1,169,435 13.10%
OX16 19,227,225 2,596,057 13.50%
Total 2,392,881,370 40,280,417 1.68%
Map of the OX postcode area
Boundary map showing OX in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the OX postal area
Post towns within the OX postal area.

OX Postal Area

  • The letters OX represent the Oxford postcode area. The area has 26 postcode districts divided between 17 post towns. 97% of all postcodes are within the county of Oxfordshire which can be abbreviated to Oxon when addressing mail.
    The district OX27 in the Bicester Post town has 16% of postcodes within Buckinghamshire or Bucks.

Post Office Headquarters

  • The Head Post Office for the area is located at 102/104 St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1AA. The post office is an imposing gothic arched Victorian building built in 1878.
    The building looks more like a town hall or a cathedral than a post office with its carved granite columns and elaborate coats of arms.

Oxford Postcode Area

Geographical Information

  • The perimeter of the OX postcode area measures 246.5 Miles and has an area of 922.5 square miles. It is 46 miles long at its widest point.

  • The postcode is located between Coventry and London in the South East of England

  • The area has roughly 20,000 postcode units.

History of Oxford Postcode

  • The Oxford postcode was introduced in around 1972 after a local newspaper campaign educating residents of the importance of using the postcode.

  • A cartoon elephant with its trunk tied in its trunk was used as a mascot and named Poco. The slogan was 'Don't forget the postcode'.

Don't forget the postcode

Cartoon Mascot

  • A cartoon used in the Oxford area can be seen below.

Oxford Postcode Cartoon

Area measurements

Hectares2,392,888
Square miles9,238.99
Square feet257,568,071,432.00
Square kilometres23,928.88

Postal delivery offices

  • Abingdon Delivery Office
  • Banbury Delivery Office
  • Bicester Delivery Office
  • Carterton Delivery Office
  • Chalgrove Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chinnor Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chipping Norton Delivery Office
  • Didcot Delivery Office
  • East Oxford Delivery Office
  • Headington Delivery Office
  • Kidlington Delivery Office
  • Oxford Delivery Office
  • Thame Delivery Office
  • Wallingford Delivery Office
  • Wantage Delivery Office
  • Watlington (ox49) Delivery Office
  • Wheatley Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Witney Delivery Office
  • Woodstock Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist attractions within the area

We found 23 visitor attractions within the Oxford postcode area.

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens
Wildlife
Safari Park / Zoo / Aquarium / Aviary
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Tolsey Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Chipping Norton Museum of Local History
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Fairytale Farm
Farms
Farm / Rare Breeds / Farm Animals
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Witney & District Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Swalcliffe Barn
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Vale and Downland Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Broughton Castle
Historic Properties
Castle / Fort
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Farnborough Hall
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Oxford Bus Museum Trust
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Blenheim Palace
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Soldiers of Oxfordshire
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Rousham House
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Ashmolean Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Museum of the History of Science
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Pitt Rivers Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Bodleian Library
Historic Properties
Other Historic Property
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University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Gardens
Garden
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Didcot Railway Centre
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Wallingford Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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St Mary's Church, Chalgrove
Places of Worship
Place of Worship (still in use)
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Thame Museum
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Nearby postcode areas

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: CV - Coventry, SN - Swindon, GL - Gloucester, NN - Northampton, RG - Reading, MK - Milton Keynes and HP - Hemel Hempstead and is located inland.

Towns and villages within the area

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