OX4 6AA Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

OX4 6AA is a postcode in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near OX4 6AA, then scores the surrounding small area 45/100 - bottom 31% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around OX4 6AA are jobs and safety, while local prosperity 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 OX4 6AA is based on Oxford 017 Census 2021. It covers 6,556 residents, 5,352 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 36, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 38% owner-occupied, 15% privately rented, 45% 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 4/10.

For property prices near OX4 6AA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the OX4 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £464k from 21 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near OX4 6AA 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.

Near OX4 6AA, LocaleIQ matches 2 kids clubs or activities, including childcare (1), holiday clubs (1). Closest examples include The Discovery Den, Oxford (Babies, birth – first steps) (at The City of Oxford Silver Band Hall, Sher Afzal Close, ages 0-18 months, 1.6 km) and Elite Holiday Camps Littlemore (at Rose Hill Primary School, ages 4-13, 2.0 km). 1 holiday-club or holiday-activity option; 2 with booking/provider links. Check the provider page before attending.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near OX4 6AA by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around OX4 6AA is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 120 HMO licences, 20 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.