OX16 7QY

Banbury Cross and Neithrop · 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 1SD 18 m
OX16 1TU 61 m
OX16 1SJ 135 m
OX16 1EE 166 m
OX16 1RB 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 7QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 7
Latitude
52.077056
Longitude
-1.342035
British National Grid easting
445,189
British National Grid northing
242,280

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
E00144950
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 003A · E01028445
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 003 · E02005923

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Hanwell Fields Community School

    Academy converter

    295 m
  2. Hardwick Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Cherry Fields Primary School

    Free schools

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Shoplifting 229
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Public order 170
  • Criminal damage and arson 165

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.9 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    2.0 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

    2.9 km

  • CROPREDY SURGERY

    CLAYDON ROAD, CROPREDY, BANBURY, OX17 1FB

    ODS code K84056

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Canal Bridge

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles
  • Canal Bridge

    BCT · Banbury

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco Extra

    BCT · Banbury

    0.3 miles
  • Retail Park

    BCT · Banbury

    0.3 miles
  • Lapsley Drive

    BCT · Hanwell Fields

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 003A, 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

10,776 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hanwell Fields Community School is the nearest published school at 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

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