OX49 postcode area guide — South Oxfordshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX49 postcode district in South Oxfordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX49
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.9%
Gigabit-capable
65.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.7%
Broadband availability in the OX49 postcode district (South Oxfordshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 224 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX49, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.9%.
Around 1.7% of premises in OX49 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OX49
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX49 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| OX49 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| OX49 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| OX49 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| OX49 5AF | 100% | 79.2% |
| OX49 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| OX49 5AJ | 100% | 81.8% |
| OX49 5AN | 100% | 0% |
| OX49 5AP | 100% | 23.1% |
| OX49 5AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around South Oxfordshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Oxfordshire district (71,339 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
16.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in OX49
Police recorded 7 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX49 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 71.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 14.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 14.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in OX49
Based on 36 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX49 is £510,000, up 13.3% on the previous year (£450,000).
Detached
£800,500
15 sales
Semi-detached
£460,000
14 sales
Terraced
£230,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX49
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | Ash Close | OX49 5LW |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | Church Street | OX49 5QR |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Orchard Walk | OX49 5RD |
| 1 May 2026 | £535,000 | Semi-detached | Brookside | OX49 5AQ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Foxglove Piece | OX49 5DP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £795,000 | Detached | Love Lane | OX49 5RA |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £939,999 | Detached | OX49 5LG | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £401,000 | Semi-detached | Spring Lane | OX49 5QL |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £203,500 | Terraced | Rosemoor Drive | OX49 5BP |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Old Norse Way | OX49 5DZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? South Oxfordshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider South Oxfordshire district (149,082 residents, 61,498 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.5% |
| 15–29 | 20.1% |
| 30–44 | 19.9% |
| 45–64 | 21% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.2% |
| Private rented | 15.9% |
| Social rented | 10.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OX49
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icknield Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 804 | OX49 5RB |
| Watlington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | OX49 5RB |
| Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 99 | OX49 5SU |
| Lewknor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 74 | OX49 5TH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OX49
37 rated food businesses operate in OX49. 22 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aspens Services at Watlington Primary School, Budgens, Central Co-operative, Chalgrove & Watlington Family Hub, Dolce at Icknield Community College.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX49
From a sample of 179 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 OX49 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 58% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
31%
Band C
27%
Band D
26%
Band E
16%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for South Oxfordshire
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.