Latitude: 51.7871 / 51°47'13"N
Longitude: -1.2832 / 1°16'59"W
OS Eastings: 449540
OS Northings: 210066
OS Grid: SP495100
Mapcode National: GBR 7X6.SGZ
Mapcode Global: VHCXM.PBZW
Plus Code: 9C3WQPP8+RP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91is68
What Three Birds: shelduck.wagtail.bunting
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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OX2 8BS is a primarily residential postcode in Upper Wolvercote, Oxford. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D and C.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £259,556 to £553,021 with an average of £376,453.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975, between 1976 and 1982 and between 1983 and 1990.
70% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
The average commercial rateable value is £2,850. The most common recorded business type is Communication Station.
Oxford is a city, which had a population of 159,994 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 45 people resident in OX2 8BS, of which 20 were male and 25 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
OX2 8BS is in the Oxford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust.
OX2 8BS is approximately 66m (216ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in OX2 8BS
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing OX2 8BS
4a2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Private Renting New Arrivals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for OX2 8BS
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near OX2 8BS include Aldi, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of OX2 8BS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Oxford City Council
Ward
Wolvercote
Councillors
Stephen Goddard (Liberal Democrat)
Elizabeth Wade (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Oxfordshire
Electoral Division
Wolvercote and Summertown
County Councillor
Andrew John Gant (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
MP
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for OX2 8BS.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near OX2 8BS.
Wolvercote Primary School
First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8AQ
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Cutteslowe Primary School
Wren Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7SX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
Navigation Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AB
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
143 Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7PH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
William Fletcher Primary School
Rutten Lane, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1LW
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Gosford Hill School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Cheney School
Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7QH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Gregory the Great Catholic School
Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3DR
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 19
Needs improvement
Bartholomew School
Witney Road, Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 4AP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Marlborough Church of England School
Shipton Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1LP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6JZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.