Latitude: 51.7456 / 51°44'44"N
Longitude: -1.201 / 1°12'3"W
OS Eastings: 455260
OS Northings: 205517
OS Grid: SP552055
Mapcode National: GBR 8Z6.H65
Mapcode Global: VHCXW.4DF4
Plus Code: 9C3WPQWX+7H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91jr58
What Three Birds: waterthrush.chough.shag
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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OX3 8RU is a residential postcode in Wood Farm, Oxford. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C and B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £148,107 to £794,679 with an average of £264,586.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1976 and 1982 and between 1967 and 1975.
11% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly social housing, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Oxford is a city, which had a population of 159,994 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 64 people resident in OX3 8RU, of which 26 were male and 38 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
OX3 8RU is in the Oxford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust.
OX3 8RU is approximately 99m (325ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing OX3 8RU
4a3: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Commuters with Young Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for OX3 8RU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near OX3 8RU include Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of OX3 8RU 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
Churchill
Councillors
Susan Brown (Labour)
Mark Lygo (Labour)
County Council
Oxfordshire
Electoral Division
Churchill and Lye Valley
County Councillor
Liz Brighouse (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Oxford East
MP
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for OX3 8RU.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near OX3 8RU.
Wood Farm Primary School
Titup Hall Drive, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 8QQ
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
St Francis Church of England Primary School
Horspath Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2QT
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Tyndale Community School
William Morris Close, Cowley Marsh, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2JX
Free School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Windmill Primary School
Margaret Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 8NG
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Outstanding
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2LF
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 11
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
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 6JZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1NP
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Gosford Hill School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.