OX16 2FA

Banbury Cross and Neithrop · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 2EL 42 m
OX16 2BZ 44 m
OX16 2AS 53 m
OX16 2AE 61 m
OX16 2EX 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 2FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 2
Latitude
52.063878
Longitude
-1.340901
British National Grid easting
445,280
British National Grid northing
240,815

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

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Courts, Flat 4, Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 2FA 7 July 2026 £170,000
The Courts, Flat 5, Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 2FA 5 June 2026 £170,000
The Courts, Flat 21, Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 2FA 22 April 2026 £270,000

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

    146 m
  2. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    723 m
  3. Harriers Banbury Academy

    Academy converter

    857 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,052
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,694
  • Public order 421
  • Shoplifting 417
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Criminal damage and arson 333

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    576 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    717 m

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.4 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.5 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

  • Police Station

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Gate

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Boxhedge Road

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Gate

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles
  • Boxhedge Road

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.2 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
10
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 £252,500 from 28 recorded sales in OX16 2FA. 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

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 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,052 published events cover 12 months, averaging 337.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,694 events.

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