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OX16 3ES

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 3TS 44 m
OX16 3TL 99 m
OX16 3TA 172 m
OX16 3JU 208 m
OX16 3TB 265 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 3ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 February 2019
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 3
Latitude
52.074793
Longitude
-1.326704
British National Grid easting
446,242
British National Grid northing
242,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · E05010922
Parish or community
E04013353
Westminster constituency
Banbury · E14001072
Output area
E00186027
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004I · E01035725
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 004 · E02005924

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  2. Cherry Fields Primary School

    Free schools

    1.3 km

  3. Hanwell Fields Community School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 672
  • Shoplifting 271
  • Public order 198
  • Anti social behaviour 168
  • Criminal damage and arson 151

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 straight-line

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    964 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    2.1 km

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    2.2 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wildmere Close

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

  • Wildmere Close

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

  • Norbar

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles

  • Norbar

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles

  • Kildare House

    BCT · Banbury

    0.3 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 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 672 events.

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