OX44
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chalgrove and Garsington, in South Oxfordshire.
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 OX44 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 20% of people in OX44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OX44 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is OX44 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX44 at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX44.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), other crime (57) and anti-social behaviour (27).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX44 was 35.9 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 OX44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX44 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OX44
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire 002C | 1,410 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.4% |
| South Oxfordshire 004A | 1,195 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 53.1% |
| South Oxfordshire 006D | 1,153 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.1% |
| South Oxfordshire 007B | 1,369 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.4% |
| South Oxfordshire 007D | 1,350 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| South Oxfordshire 007E | 1,458 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.2% |
MPs for OX44
- Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratMP for Henley and Thame89% of OX44’s postcodes
- Olly GloverLiberal DemocratMP for Didcot and Wantage11% of OX44’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 OX441
Postcode sectors in OX442
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Postcode districts next to OX446
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OX44 in brief
OX44 is a postcode district covering Chalgrove and Garsington, in South Oxfordshire.
About 8,661 people lived in OX44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £442,000 in 2025 across 124 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 36.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX44 was £442,000 in 2025.
OX44 had 8,114 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in OX44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX44, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.