OX16 1AE

Banbury Hardwick · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Banbury
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 1AF 37 m
OX16 1AD 44 m
OX16 1AA 62 m
OX16 1AG 62 m
OX16 1AH 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 1
Latitude
52.077518
Longitude
-1.363886
British National Grid easting
443,691
British National Grid northing
242,318

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04013353
Westminster constituency
Banbury · E14001072
Output area
E00169017
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 002E · E01032943
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 002 · E02005922

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Melrose Court, Banbury, OX16 1AE 12 May 2026 £145,000
5, Melrose Court, Banbury, OX16 1AE 12 February 2026 £261,000
4, Melrose Court, Banbury, OX16 1AE 30 June 2023 £299,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    662 m
  2. North Oxfordshire Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    665 m
  3. William Morris Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 673
  • Anti social behaviour 146
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Public order 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.2
OX16 1 residents
12,184

Age bands in OX16 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

2,642 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,415 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.8%

4,198 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

3,120 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,423 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX16 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    2.5 km

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    2.7 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    3.2 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    3.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Usher Drive Park

    BCT · Hardwick

    0.1 miles
  • Usher Drive Park

    BCT · Hardwick

    0.1 miles
  • Winchelsea Close

    BCT · Hardwick

    0.1 miles
  • Winchelsea Close

    BCT · Hardwick

    0.1 miles
  • Cheviot Way

    BCT · Hardwick

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 002E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,852 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £250,000 from 5 recorded sales in OX16 1AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cherwell is £353,632 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 662 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 673 events.

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