OX16 2XZ

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 2WD 1 m
OX16 2PP 111 m
OX16 2PR 126 m
OX16 2EQ 142 m
OX16 2RE 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 2XZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 2
Latitude
52.065802
Longitude
-1.337692
British National Grid easting
445,498
British National Grid northing
241,031

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
E00185954
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004J · E01035726
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
31
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    161 m
  2. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    946 m
  3. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,827
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,576
  • Public order 400
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Anti social behaviour 338
  • Criminal damage and arson 323

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

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 straight-line

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    857 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    953 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.2 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Coopers Gate

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Coopers Gate

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles
  • Bolton Road

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004J, 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

20,093 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury is the nearest published school at 161 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,827 published events cover 12 months, averaging 318.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,576 events.

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