OX16 7AZ

Banbury Ruscote · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 1AZ 0 m
OX16 1AT 58 m
OX16 1BG 87 m
OX16 1DW 114 m
OX16 0HQ 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 7AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 7
Latitude
52.067404
Longitude
-1.354154
British National Grid easting
444,368
British National Grid northing
241,199

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
E00144977
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 005D · E01028452
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 005 · E02005925

Postcode source versions

Explore OX16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Hill View Primary School

    Academy converter

    178 m
  2. William Morris Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    713 m
  3. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,413
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,498
  • Public order 351
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Criminal damage and arson 297
  • Shoplifting 273

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.2 km

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.4 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    2.2 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    2.3 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

  • Cromwell Road

    BCT · Ruscote

    0.1 miles
  • Cromwell Road West

    BCT · Ruscote

    0.1 miles
  • Cromwell Road East

    BCT · Ruscote

    0.1 miles
  • Hill View Crescent

    BCT · Ruscote

    0.1 miles
  • Ruscote Avenue

    BCT · Ruscote

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 005D, 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

8,140 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hill View Primary School is the nearest published school at 178 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,413 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,498 events.

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