OX3 0DJ Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

OX3 0DJ is a postcode in Headington Hill & Northway, Oxford, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near OX3 0DJ, then scores the surrounding small area 77/100 - top 6% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around OX3 0DJ are health and local prosperity, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for OX3 0DJ is based on Oxford 004 Census 2021. It covers 7,337 residents, 2,001 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 35, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 60% owner-occupied, 29% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 10/10.

For property prices near OX3 0DJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the OX3 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £420k from 66 rolling sales, down 0.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near OX3 0DJ can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near OX3 0DJ by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around OX3 0DJ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 668 HMO licences, 9 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.