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OX16 7LE

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 3LE 4 m
OX16 3LR 13 m
OX16 3LD 41 m
OX16 3RA 64 m
OX16 3LF 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 7LE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 7
Latitude
52.065231
Longitude
-1.325812
British National Grid easting
446,313
British National Grid northing
240,975

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
E00144912
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004F · E01028440
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
19
Secondary
5

  1. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    451 m

  2. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    457 m

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

    Academy converter

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,818
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,080
  • Shoplifting 360
  • Public order 301
  • Anti social behaviour 243
  • Criminal damage and arson 218

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 straight-line

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    444 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.3 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.4 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Grimsbury Methodist Church

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.0 miles

  • Centre Street

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles

  • McKeevor Place

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles

  • McKeevor Place

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Centre Street

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,140 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Dashwood Banbury Academy is the nearest published school at 451 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,818 published events cover 12 months, averaging 234.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,080 events.

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