OX16 3EL

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 3ED 0 m
OX16 4AE 190 m
OX16 3UU 194 m
OX16 3ZP 211 m
OX16 3LU 234 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 3EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 3
Latitude
52.072902
Longitude
-1.318343
British National Grid easting
446,817
British National Grid northing
241,833

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
E00144902
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004C · E01028437
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 004 · E02005924

Postcode source versions

Explore OX16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Brookhill Way, Banbury, OX16 3EL 17 November 2020 £7,116,927
1, Brookhill Way, Banbury, OX16 3EL 24 July 2018 £4,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    979 m
  2. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,264
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 430
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Public order 129
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX16 3 residents
4,738

Age bands in OX16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

850 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

614 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.8%

1,798 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

1,284 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

481 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

    653 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    2.3 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    2.3 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    2.7 km

  • CROPREDY SURGERY

    CLAYDON ROAD, CROPREDY, BANBURY, OX17 1FB

    ODS code K84056

    4.9 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

  • Hennef Way Roundabout

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Kildare House

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Kildare House

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Stroud Park

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Stroud Park

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004C, 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

21,142 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 979 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,264 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 430 events.

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