OX3 8EQ open data databoard
OX3 8EQ lies on Merewood Avenue in Headington, Oxford. OX3 8EQ is located in the Barton & Sandhills electoral ward, within the local authority district of Oxford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Oxford East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 10Q and the police force is Thames Valley. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
OX3 8EQ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
OX3 8EQ geodata
| Easting | 456226 |
| Northing | 207694 |
| Latitude | 51.765112 |
| Longitude | -1.186659 |
Where is OX3 8EQ?
| Street | Merewood Avenue |
| Locality | Headington |
| Town/City | Oxford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | OX3 |
OX3 8EQ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of OX3 8EQ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90m | 295ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Barton & Sandhills |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Oxford East |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in OX3 8EQ
145, MEREWOOD AVENUE, HEADINGTON, OXFORD, OX3 8EQ 2013 1 FEB £247,500 |
2001 15 OCT £158,000 |
1997 21 APR £78,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to OX3 8EQ
| Humfrey Road (Waynflete Road) | Barton | 205m |
| Hill View (Burdell Avenue) | Sandhills | 208m |
| Claymond Road (Waynflete Road) | Barton | 219m |
| Burdell Avenue (Merewood Avenue) | Sandhills | 229m |
| Malford Road (Waynflete Road) | Barton | 351m |
Broadband
Broadband access in OX3 8EQ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 97.4% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in OX3 8EQ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 103.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in OX3 8EQ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
OX3 8EQ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in OX3 8EQ by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 617,500 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 37 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,689 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 16,161 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 137,387 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 36 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,816 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,505 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in OX3 8EQ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in OX3 8EQ.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
23.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than OX3 8EQ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to OX3 8EQ (metres)
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Nearest post box to OX3 8EQ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Green Ridges | 17:00 | 12:00 | 94m |
| Merewood Avenue | 17:00 | 12:00 | 192m |
| Humfrey Road | 17:00 | 12:00 | 287m |
OX3 8EQ ITL and OX3 8EQ LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for OX3 8EQ:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ1 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ14 | Oxfordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000178 | Oxford |
OX3 8EQ census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for OX3 8EQ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00145280 | |
| LSOA | E01028515 | Oxford 007A |
| MSOA | E02005946 | Oxford 007 |
Nearest postcodes to OX3 8EQ
| OX3 8EJ | Roberts Close | 39m |
| OX3 8XD | Colwell Drive | 50m |
| OX3 8AT | The Dale | 85m |
| OX3 8BX | Bayswater Farm Road | 86m |
| OX3 8EF | Merewood Avenue | 104m |
| OX3 8LY | Green Ridges | 136m |
| OX3 8BJ | Waynflete Road | 147m |
| OX3 8PL | Green Ridges | 153m |
| OX3 8BH | Waynflete Road | 178m |
| OX3 8EE | Burdell Avenue | 179m |
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