OX16 4SN

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 4QQ 3 m
OX16 4AF 43 m
OX15 4BH 60 m
OX16 1SG 60 m
OX16 2UX 60 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 4SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 4
Latitude
52.062065
Longitude
-1.327231
British National Grid easting
446,219
British National Grid northing
240,622

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
E00169009
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004H · E01032942
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 004 · E02005924

Postcode source versions

Explore OX16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Causeway, Banbury, OX16 4SN 29 August 2025 £247,000
The Old Elephant & Castle, 5, Causeway, Banbury, OX16 4SN 21 March 2025 £237,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    302 m
  2. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    584 m
  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,943
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,192
  • Shoplifting 308
  • Public order 305
  • Anti social behaviour 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 235

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX16 4 residents
3,944

Age bands in OX16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

635 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

348 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.6%

1,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

743 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

343 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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    746 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.1 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.2 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.4 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

  • McKeevor Place

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles
  • McKeevor Place

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Merton Street Mosque

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Banbury Railway Station

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Banbury Railway Station

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004H, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,967 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £242,250 from 2 recorded sales in OX16 4SN. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dashwood Banbury Academy is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,943 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,192 events.

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