OX3 8AJ postcode in Oxford, Oxfordshire

OX3 8AJ is a postcode in Oxford, in the Quarry & Risinghurst ward. It is in the Oxford East parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at OX3 8AJ can get it Across Oxford: 79% Typical price £435,000 Homes sold in OX3 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3% on the year before Nearest station Oxford 4.5 km in a straight line

Where OX3 8AJ is, and what is near it

Map of OX3 8AJ and what is near it Map of OX3 8AJ: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the OX3 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (6 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. OX3 8AA: also in OX3 8OX3 8AB: also in OX3 8OX3 8AD: also in OX3 8OX3 8AE: also in OX3 8OX3 8AF: also in OX3 8OX3 8AG: also in OX3 8OX3 8AH: also in OX3 8OX3 8AL: also in OX3 8OX3 8AN: also in OX3 8OX3 8AP: also in OX3 8OX3 8AQ: also in OX3 8OX3 8AR: also in OX3 8OX3 8AS: also in OX3 8OX3 8AU: also in OX3 8OX3 8AW: also in OX3 8OX3 8AX: also in OX3 8OX3 8AY: also in OX3 8OX3 8AZ: also in OX3 8OX3 8BA: also in OX3 8OX3 8BB: also in OX3 8OX3 8BD: also in OX3 8OX3 8BE: also in OX3 8OX3 8DB: also in OX3 8OX3 8FS: also in OX3 8OX3 8FT: also in OX3 8OX3 8JN: also in OX3 8OX3 8JP: also in OX3 8OX3 8JR: also in OX3 8OX3 8JS: also in OX3 8OX3 8JT: also in OX3 8OX3 8JU: also in OX3 8OX3 8JY: also in OX3 8OX3 8JZ: also in OX3 8OX3 8LB: also in OX3 8OX3 8LH: also in OX3 8OX3 8LJ: also in OX3 8OX3 8LL: also in OX3 8OX3 8LN: also in OX3 8OX3 8LP: also in OX3 8OX3 8LR: also in OX3 8OX3 8LS: also in OX3 8OX3 8LT: also in OX3 8OX3 8LW: also in OX3 8OX3 8NB: also in OX3 8OX3 8ND: also in OX3 8OX3 8NE: also in OX3 8OX3 8NF: also in OX3 8OX3 8NG: also in OX3 8OX3 8NJ: also in OX3 8OX3 8NL: also in OX3 8OX3 8NN: also in OX3 8OX3 8NP: also in OX3 8OX3 8NQ: also in OX3 8OX3 8NR: also in OX3 8OX3 8NU: also in OX3 8OX3 8NW: also in OX3 8OX3 8NX: also in OX3 8OX3 8NY: also in OX3 8OX3 8NZ: also in OX3 8OX3 8PA: also in OX3 8OX3 8PB: also in OX3 8OX3 8PD: also in OX3 8OX3 8PE: also in OX3 8OX3 8PF: also in OX3 8OX3 8SE: also in OX3 8OX3 8TP: also in OX3 8 EZCharge 850 m2 places, 1.2–4.5 kmSchool 1.2 kmGP 2.2 kmQuarry & Risinghurst OX3 8AJ Map of OX3 8AJ and what is near it Map of OX3 8AJ: its centre point, with the 237 other postcodes in the OX3 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (6 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.2 kmQuarry & Risinghurst OX3 8AJ
  • OX3 8AJ
  • Other postcodes in OX3 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7585, longitude -1.2049)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OX3 8AJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OX3 8AJ?

Every home and business at OX3 8AJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX3 8AJ 100% Oxford 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX3 8AJ 100% Oxford 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at OX3 8AJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Oxford City Council's days for OX3 8AJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX3 8AJ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OX3 8AJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OX3 8AJ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Oxford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX3 8AJ: 2,974 properties in Oxford are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Oxford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of OX3 8AJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OX3 8AJ?

Homes in OX3 8 sold for a typical £435,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, up 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£435,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£422,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £602,500 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £455,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £415,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £268,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OX3 district: a typical £436,000 from 311 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in OX3 8AJ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in OX3 8AJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at OX3 8AJ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OX3 8AJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX3 8AJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around OX3 8AJ. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (69%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OX3 8AJ

Band D in Oxford for 2026‑27: £2,678. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,083 (band B) to £3,869 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,786
Band Babout 30 (4%)£2,083
Band Cabout 70 (10%)£2,381
Band Dabout 380 (55%)£2,678
Band Eabout 180 (26%)£3,274
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,869
Band Gwithheld£4,464
Band Hwithheld£5,357

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 69% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Oxford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OX3 8AJ is in (ONS area E01028573), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OX3 8AJ?

The nearest open schools to OX3 8AJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX3 8AJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to OX3 8AJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX3 8AJ is Oxford Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Oxford Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Oxford Parkway Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wharton Road, 334 m away.

More stations near OX3 8AJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near OX3 8AJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX3 8AJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OX3 8AJ?

7 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX3 8AJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • POLAR Charging point · 8 chargers 500 mWalk
  • EZCharge Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OX3 8AJ?

The nearest to the centre of OX3 8AJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OX3 8AJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OX3 8AJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX3 8AJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OX3 8AJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX3 8AJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OX3 8AJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX3 8AJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OX3 8AJ in a conservation area?

The centre of OX3 8AJ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OX3 8AJ?

Police.uk records 215 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX3 8AJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences77 reports
Anti-social behaviour32 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order16 reports

Also: drugs 9, burglary 7, vehicle crime 5, bicycle theft 4, theft from the person 3, robbery 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for OX3 8AJ

Ward
Quarry & Risinghurst
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Oxford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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