OX Postcode Area for the Oxford Region

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This section of the site is all about the OX Postcode area, also known as the Oxford Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as OX1.

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Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the OX Oxford Postcode Area
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Map of the OX Oxford Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the OX Postcode

OX Area Statistics
Width from East to West 37.79 mi
Height from North to South 46.28 mi
Area of OX 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 46.39 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 246.45 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 26
Number of Postcode Sectors 119
Number of Post Towns 17
Number of Postcodes 19,990
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OX Postal Area

  • The letters OX represent the Oxford postcode area. The area has 26 postcode districts divided between 17 post towns. 97% of all postcodes are within the county of Oxfordshire which can be abbreviated to Oxon when addressing mail.
    The district OX27 in the Bicester Post town has 16% of postcodes within Buckinghamshire or Bucks.

Post Office Headquarters

  • The Head Post Office for the area is located at 102/104 St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1AA. The post office is an imposing gothic arched Victorian building built in 1878.
    The building looks more like a town hall or a cathedral than a post office with its carved granite columns and elaborate coats of arms.

Oxford Postcode Area

Geographical Information

  • The perimeter of the OX postcode area measures 246.5 Miles and has an area of 922.5 square miles. It is 46 miles long at its widest point.

  • The postcode is located between Coventry and London in the South East of England

  • The area has roughly 20,000 postcode units.

History of Oxford Postcode

  • The Oxford postcode was introduced in around 1972 after a local newspaper campaign educating residents of the importance of using the postcode.

  • A cartoon elephant with its trunk tied in its trunk was used as a mascot and named Poco. The slogan was 'Don't forget the postcode'.

Don't forget the postcode

Cartoon Mascot

  • A cartoon used in the Oxford area can be seen below.

Oxford Postcode Cartoon

The OX postcode area represents a group of 26 postal districts in the Oxford area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters o and x in OXford. The area has a population of 612,827 and covers an area of 2,392,888 hectares. Fun fact: 0.94% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Oxfordshire (97.14%), Northamptonshire (1.62%), Warwickshire (0.52%), Buckinghamshire (0.39%), Gloucestershire (0.26%), Berkshire (0.08%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

OXFORD
OX1 OxfordshireOX2 OxfordshireOX3 OxfordshireOX4 OxfordshireOX33 OxfordshireOX44 Oxfordshire
KIDLINGTON
OX5 Oxfordshire
CHIPPING NORTON
OX7 Gloucestershire (2%), Oxfordshire (96%)
THAME
OX9 Buckinghamshire (1%), Oxfordshire (98%)
WALLINGFORD
OX10 Oxfordshire
DIDCOT
OX11 Oxfordshire
WANTAGE
OX12 Berkshire (1%), Oxfordshire (98%)
ABINGDON
OX13 OxfordshireOX14 Oxfordshire
BANBURY
OX15 Oxfordshire (92%), Warwickshire (7%)OX16 OxfordshireOX17 Northamptonshire (48%), Oxfordshire (45%), Warwickshire (6%)
BAMPTON
OX18 Gloucestershire (2%), Oxfordshire (97%)
BURFORD
OX18 Gloucestershire (2%), Oxfordshire (97%)
CARTERTON
OX18 Gloucestershire (2%), Oxfordshire (97%)
WOODSTOCK
OX20 Oxfordshire
BICESTER
OX25 OxfordshireOX26 OxfordshireOX27 Buckinghamshire (16%), Oxfordshire (83%)
WITNEY
OX28 OxfordshireOX29 Oxfordshire
CHINNOR
OX39 Buckinghamshire (1%), Oxfordshire (98%)
WATLINGTON
OX49 Oxfordshire

Where is the OX Postcode Area?

The OX Oxford Postcode is in the South East England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: CV - Coventry, SN - Swindon, GL - Gloucester, NN - Northampton, RG - Reading, MK - Milton Keynes and HP - Hemel Hempstead, and is located inland.


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is OX49 and the most urban is OX16.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
OX49 60,315,149 392,646 0.65%
OX27 101,741,228 723,159 0.71%
OX7 289,469,041 2,128,792 0.74%
OX20 49,083,730 385,290 0.78%
OX44 78,574,855 661,585 0.84%
OX17 190,776,299 1,741,524 0.91%
OX15 189,250,018 1,830,980 0.97%
OX12 175,005,068 1,842,075 1.05%
OX33 50,089,490 566,265 1.13%
OX18 164,876,816 1,910,304 1.16%
OX29 183,122,987 2,248,505 1.23%
OX25 115,443,587 1,457,357 1.26%
OX13 89,780,893 1,245,060 1.39%
OX39 27,826,816 418,786 1.50%
OX10 122,388,236 1,871,428 1.53%
OX9 65,195,596 1,004,412 1.54%
OX5 91,896,435 1,468,103 1.60%
OX11 84,938,871 2,480,989 2.92%
OX2 50,641,165 1,948,938 3.85%
OX14 66,857,267 2,689,067 4.02%
OX3 41,091,781 1,747,560 4.25%
OX1 23,899,234 1,217,599 5.09%
OX26 32,187,397 1,984,062 6.16%
OX4 20,274,045 2,550,439 12.58%
OX28 8,928,141 1,169,435 13.10%
OX16 19,227,225 2,596,057 13.50%
Total 2,392,881,370 (m²) 40,280,417 (m²) 1.68%
Map of the OX Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of OX in relation to other areas

There are 15 towns within the Oxford postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the OX
Map of Posttowns in the OX Postal Area
Area of the OX postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 2,392,888²
Miles 9,239²
Feet 257,568,071,432²
Kilometres 23,929²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Abingdon Delivery Office
  • Banbury Delivery Office
  • Bicester Delivery Office
  • Carterton Delivery Office
  • Chalgrove Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chinnor Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chipping Norton Delivery Office
  • Didcot Delivery Office
  • East Oxford Delivery Office
  • Headington Delivery Office
  • Kidlington Delivery Office
  • Oxford Delivery Office
  • Thame Delivery Office
  • Wallingford Delivery Office
  • Wantage Delivery Office
  • Watlington (ox49) Delivery Office
  • Wheatley Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Witney Delivery Office
  • Woodstock Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

CV
SN
GL
NN
RG
MK
HP

Councils within the OX Area

Councils within the OX area
Cherwell District (4738 postcodes)
West Oxfordshire District (3956 postcodes)
Oxford District (B) (3709 postcodes)
South Oxfordshire District (3580 postcodes)
Vale of White Horse District (3338 postcodes)
West Northamptonshire (378 postcodes)
Stratford-on-Avon District (133 postcodes)
Buckinghamshire (83 postcodes)
Cotswold District (55 postcodes)
West Berkshire (20 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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