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{{short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}
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{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=OX}}
The '''OX postcode area''', also known as the '''Oxford postcode area''',<ref>Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)</ref> is a group of 26 postcode districts
The original OX6 district for Bicester was recoded to OX25, OX26 and OX27 in 2000, while the OX39 district for Chinnor and the OX49 district for Watlington were formed out of the OX9 district at the same time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.qas.com/which_districts_have_been_recoded_by_the_royal_mail__1472.htm |title=Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail? |publisher=Experian QAS |
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==Coverage==
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! OX1
| OXFORD
| Central and South Oxford, [[Kennington, Oxfordshire|Kennington]], [[Boars Hill]], [[New Hinksey]], [[South Hinksey]], [[Osney]]
| [[Oxford]], [[Vale of White Horse]]
|-
! OX2
| OXFORD
| North and West Oxford, [[Botley, Oxfordshire|Botley]], [[North Hinksey]], [[Summertown, Oxford|Summertown]], [[Wytham]], [[Jericho, Oxford|Jericho]], [[Wolvercote]]
| Oxford, Vale of White Horse, [[Cherwell District|Cherwell]]
|-
! OX3
| OXFORD
| North East Oxford, [[Beckley, Oxfordshire|Beckley]], [[Headington]], [[Marston, Oxford|Marston]], [[Elsfield]], [[Noke, Oxfordshire|Noke]], [[Woodeaton]], Woodperry
| Oxford, [[South Oxfordshire]], Cherwell
|-
! OX4
| OXFORD
| East Oxford, [[Cowley, Oxfordshire|Cowley]], [[Blackbird Leys]], [[Littlemore]] [[Sandford-on-Thames]], [[Iffley]], [[Rose Hill, Oxfordshire|Rose Hill]]
| Oxford, South Oxfordshire
|-
! OX5
| KIDLINGTON
| [[Kidlington]], [[Yarnton]], [[Begbroke]], [[Tackley]], [[Murcott, Oxfordshire|Murcott]], [[Charlton-on-Otmoor]], [[Fencott]], [[Islip, Oxfordshire|Islip]]
| Cherwell, [[West Oxfordshire]], [[
|-
! OX7
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! OX11
| DIDCOT
| [[Didcot]], [[Blewbury]], [[Harwell, Oxfordshire|Harwell]], [[Chilton, Oxfordshire|Chilton]], [[Aston Tirrold]], [[Aston Upthorpe]], [[South Moreton]], [[Upton, Vale of White Horse|Upton]]
| South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse
|-
! OX12
| WANTAGE
| [[Wantage]], [[Grove, Oxfordshire|Grove]], [[Ardington]], [[Charney Bassett]], [[Childrey]], Challow ([[East Challow|East]] & [[West Challow|West]]), [[Denchworth]], [[Farnborough, Berkshire|Farnborough (Berks)]], [[Fawley, Berkshire|Fawley]], Ginge (East & West), [[Hanney]] ([[East Hanney|East]] & [[West Hanney|West]]), Hendred ([[East Hendred|East]] & [[West Hendred|West]]), [[Kingston Lisle]], [[Letcombe Bassett]], [[Letcombe Regis]], [[Lockinge]] ([[East Lockinge|East]] & [[West Lockinge|West]]), [[Lyford, Oxfordshire|Lyford]], [[Sparsholt, Oxfordshire|Sparsholt]]
| Vale of White Horse, South Oxfordshire, [[West Berkshire]]
|-
! OX13
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! OX15
| BANBURY
| [[Bloxham]], [[Drayton, Cherwell|Drayton]], [[Wroxton]], [[North Newington]], [[South Newington]], [[Swalcliffe]], [[Sibford Gower]], [[Sibford Ferris]], [[Barford St Michael]], [[Barford St John]], [[Deddington]], [[Hempton, Oxfordshire|Hempton]], [[Broughton, Oxfordshire|Broughton]], [[Hornton]], [[Horley, Oxfordshire|Horley]], [[Balscote]], [[Shenington]], [[Alkerton, Oxfordshire|Alkerton]], [[Wigginton, Oxfordshire|Wigginton]], [[Milton, Cherwell|Milton]], [[Hook Norton]], [[Milcombe]], [[Shutford]], [[Epwell]], [[Tadmarton]], [[Swerford]], [[Bodicote]], [[Brailes]], [[Edge Hill, Warwickshire|Edge Hill]], [[Ratley]], Upton, [[Winderton]]
| Cherwell, [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]], West Oxfordshire
|-
! OX16
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! OX17
| BANBURY
| [[Adderbury]], Appletree, [[Aynho]],
| Cherwell, [[
|-
! OX18
| BAMPTON, BURFORD, CARTERTON
| [[Alvescot]], [[Asthall]], [[Aston, Oxfordshire|Aston]], [[Bampton, Oxfordshire|Bampton]], [[Barrington, Gloucestershire|Barrington]], [[Black Bourton]], Bradwell, [[Brize Norton]], [[Burford]], [[Carterton, Oxfordshire|Carterton]], [[Chimney, Oxfordshire|Chimney]], [[Clanfield, Oxfordshire|Clanfield]], [[Cote, Oxfordshire|Cote]], [[Fulbrook, Oxfordshire|Fulbrook]], [[Grafton, Oxfordshire|Grafton]],
| West Oxfordshire, Cotswold
|-
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| WOODSTOCK
| [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire|Woodstock]], [[Bladon]], [[Glympton]], [[Kiddington]], Woodleys, [[Wootton, West Oxfordshire|Wootton]]
| West Oxfordshire
|-
! OX25
| BICESTER
| [[Ambrosden]], [[Arncott]], [[Blackthorn, Oxfordshire|Blackthorn]], Caulcott, [[Duns Tew]], Little Chesterton, [[Lower Heyford]], [[Merton, Oxfordshire|Merton]], [[Middle Aston]], [[Middleton Stoney]], [[North Aston]], [[Piddington, Oxfordshire|Piddington]], [[Rousham]], [[Somerton, Oxfordshire|Somerton]], [[Steeple Aston]], [[Steeple Barton]], [[Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire|Upper Heyford]],
| Cherwell, West Oxfordshire
|-
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| BICESTER
| [[Ardley, Oxfordshire|Ardley]], [[Bainton, Oxfordshire|Bainton]], Baynards Green, [[Bucknell, Oxfordshire|Bucknell]], [[Caversfield]], [[Charndon]], [[Fewcott]], [[Fringford]], [[Fritwell]], [[Godington]], [[Hardwick, Cherwell|Hardwick]], [[Hethe]], [[Marsh Gibbon]], Newton Morrell, [[Poundon]], [[Souldern]], [[Stoke Lyne]], [[Stratton Audley]], [[Tusmore, Oxfordshire|Tusmore]]
| Cherwell,
|-
! OX28
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! OX39
| CHINNOR
| [[
| South Oxfordshire
|-
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! OX49
| WATLINGTON
| [[Watlington, Oxfordshire|Watlington]], [[Lewknor]], [[Aston Rowant]], [[Pyrton]], [[Brightwell Baldwin]], [[Britwell Salome]], [[Cuxham]], [[Shirburn]], [[Christmas Common]], [[Easington, South Oxfordshire|Easington]]
| South Oxfordshire
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==See also==
*[[Postcode Address File]]
*[[List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom]]
==References==
{{
==External links==
*[http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180926234202/https://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}}
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[[Category:Geography of Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:Postcode areas covering South East England]]
[[Category:Postcode areas covering the East Midlands]]
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Oxford | |
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Coordinates: 51°47′31″N 1°17′35″W / 51.792°N 1.293°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | OX |
Postcode area name | Oxford |
Post towns | 17 |
Postcode districts | 28 |
Postcode sectors | 146 |
Postcodes (live) | 19,789 |
Postcodes (total) | 34,864 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area,[2] is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns. These cover most of Oxfordshire (including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Thame, Wantage, Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Chinnor, Woodstock, Watlington, Bampton and Burford), plus very small parts of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.
The original OX6 district for Bicester was recoded to OX25, OX26 and OX27 in 2000, while the OX39 district for Chinnor and the OX49 district for Watlington were formed out of the OX9 district at the same time.[3] In 2001, the original OX8 district for Witney was recoded to OX28 and OX29.[4]
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Map
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ "Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail?". Experian QAS. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Royal Mail Update 32". Beacon Dodsworth. Retrieved 24 November 2013.