OX16 2DU

Banbury Cross and Neithrop · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 2BN 29 m
OX16 2BL 42 m
OX16 2EY 44 m
OX16 2EZ 49 m
OX16 2BJ 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 2
Latitude
52.065139
Longitude
-1.342998
British National Grid easting
445,135
British National Grid northing
240,954

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
E00186018
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 006A · E01028430
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 006 · E02005926

Postcode source versions

Explore OX16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    248 m
  2. Hill View Primary School

    Academy converter

    886 m
  3. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    886 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,074
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,739
  • Public order 421
  • Shoplifting 391
  • Anti social behaviour 360
  • Criminal damage and arson 337

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

4 female, 23 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.4
OX16 2 residents
3,631

Age bands in OX16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

591 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

342 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

1,216 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

735 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

503 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

4

within 5 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    693 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    871 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.6 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Boxhedge Road

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Boxhedge Road

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Union Street

    BCT · Neithrop

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Gate

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 006A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,129 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,074 published events cover 12 months, averaging 339.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,739 events.

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