OX25
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Upper Heyford and Ambrosden, in Cherwell.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OX25 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 62% of people in OX25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OX25 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is OX25 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX25 at a rate of 55.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX25.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (408), other crime (160) and anti-social behaviour (72).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX25 was 59.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in OX25, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX25 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OX25
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherwell 010E | 1,453 | 22.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.1% |
| Cherwell 010F | 1,761 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.3% |
| Cherwell 010G | 1,482 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.2% |
| Cherwell 011G | 1,686 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| Cherwell 011H | 1,323 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| Cherwell 016D | 2,018 | 112.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 25.5% |
MPs for OX25
- Calum MillerLiberal DemocratMP for Bicester and Woodstock79% of OX25’s postcodes
- Sean WoodcockLabourMP for Banbury21% of OX25’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OX251
Postcode sectors in OX256
Council1
Towns in OX251
Postcode districts next to OX256
Nearest rail stations2
More in the OX postcode area2
OX25 in brief
OX25 is a postcode district covering Upper Heyford and Ambrosden, in Cherwell.
About 13,714 people lived in OX25 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 237 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX25 was £420,000 in 2025.
OX25 had 12,825 usual residents at the census.
About 62% of people in OX25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX25, 74.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.