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OX16 4WG

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 4UZ 34 m
OX16 4PN 101 m
OX16 4SW 104 m
OX16 4XJ 160 m
OX16 4FD 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 4WG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 4
Latitude
52.062849
Longitude
-1.314922
British National Grid easting
447,062
British National Grid northing
240,717

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
E00169008
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004G · E01032941
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
28
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    338 m

  2. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    564 m

  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
1,771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 702
  • Shoplifting 202
  • Public order 190
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Criminal damage and arson 133

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    596 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.9 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    2.0 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ermont Way

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Chalker Way North

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Ermont Way

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Howard Road

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Edward Street

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,093 of 33,755

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

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 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 702 events.

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