OX49
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Watlington, 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 OX49 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in OX49 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How OX49 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is OX49 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX49 at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX49.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (79), other crime (37) and criminal damage and arson (22).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX49 was 43.6 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 OX49, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX49 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OX49
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Oxfordshire 008B | 2,201 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.4% |
| South Oxfordshire 008C | 1,695 | 43.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.5% |
Your MP
- Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratMP for Henley and Thame
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 OX491
Postcode sectors in OX491
Council1
Postcode districts next to OX496
More in the OX postcode area2
OX49 in brief
OX49 is a postcode district covering Watlington, in South Oxfordshire.
About 4,540 people lived in OX49 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £450,000 in 2025 across 53 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX49 was £450,000 in 2025.
OX49 had 4,267 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in OX49 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In OX49, 71.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.