OX16 7WA

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · 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 3WA 2 m
OX16 3WE 66 m
OX16 3WF 96 m
OX16 3WB 104 m
OX16 3WL 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 7WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 7
Latitude
52.070604
Longitude
-1.328313
British National Grid easting
446,136
British National Grid northing
241,571

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
E00144896
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004C · E01028437
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
29
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    945 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    997 m
  3. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,857
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,079
  • Shoplifting 391
  • Public order 299
  • Anti social behaviour 243
  • Criminal damage and arson 227

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

    681 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.7 km

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.7 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Manor Road

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Grimsbury Square

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Centre Street

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.3 miles
  • Florence Court

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.3 miles
  • Wildmere Close

    BCT · Banbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,142 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 945 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,857 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,079 events.

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