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OX16 0BF

Banbury Ruscote · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Banbury Ruscote
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 0BG 82 m
OX16 0BB 93 m
OX16 0BE 138 m
OX16 0BD 177 m
OX16 0JR 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 0BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 0
Latitude
52.055771
Longitude
-1.362605
British National Grid easting
443,800
British National Grid northing
239,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Banbury Ruscote · E05010924
Parish or community
E04013353
Westminster constituency
Banbury · E14001072
Output area
E00144968
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 005B · E01028450
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 005 · E02005925

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Orchard Fields Community School

    Community school

    566 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    655 m

  3. Frank Wise School

    Community special school

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 795
  • Anti social behaviour 174
  • Public order 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Other theft 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX16 0 residents
11,968

Age bands in OX16 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

2,558 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,425 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

3,398 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,917 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

1,650 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.4 km

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

    SOUTH BAR HOUSE, 6 OXFORD ROAD, BANBURY, OX16 9AD

    ODS code K84028

    1.5 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.9 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    3.2 km

  • BLOXHAM SURGERY

    GODSWELL LODGE, CHURCH STREET, BLOXHAM, BANBURY, OX15 4ES

    ODS code K84058

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Fairfax Close

    BCT · Bretch Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Chepstow Gardens

    BCT · Bretch Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Fairfax Close

    BCT · Bretch Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Mascord Road

    BCT · Bretch Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Mascord Road

    BCT · Bretch Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 005B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,654 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Orchard Fields Community School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 795 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.