OX16 1SB

Banbury Hardwick · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 1SA 40 m
OX16 1JU 104 m
OX16 1SE 112 m
OX16 1LR 136 m
OX16 1SU 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 1SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 1
Latitude
52.083508
Longitude
-1.338320
British National Grid easting
445,437
British National Grid northing
243,000

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
E00186014
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004I · E01035725
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 004 · E02005924

Postcode source versions

Explore OX16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Cherry Fields Primary School

    Free schools

    285 m
  2. Hanwell Fields Community School

    Academy converter

    797 m
  3. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
839
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 310
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Public order 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    2.2 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    2.8 km

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    2.9 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    3.6 km

  • CROPREDY SURGERY

    CLAYDON ROAD, CROPREDY, BANBURY, OX17 1FB

    ODS code K84056

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Plover Way

    BCT · Banbury

    0.0 miles
  • Hardwick Hill

    BCT · Hanwell View

    0.1 miles
  • Plover Way

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Hardwick Hill

    BCT · Hanwell View

    0.1 miles
  • Dukes Meadow Drive

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004I, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,192 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cherry Fields Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

839 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 310 events.

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