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OX16 8AB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX15 4BH 141 m
OX15 5ST 141 m
OX16 1SG 141 m
OX16 2UX 141 m
OX16 3YT 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 8AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 8
Latitude
52.060326
Longitude
-1.328015
British National Grid easting
446,167
British National Grid northing
240,428

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
E00169009
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004H · E01032942
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
31
Primary
20
Secondary
6

  1. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    379 m

  2. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    727 m

  3. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,211
  • Shoplifting 315
  • Public order 309
  • Anti social behaviour 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 235

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

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    926 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    932 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.1 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.2 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

  • Banbury Rail Station

    RLY · Banbury

    0.0 miles

  • Banbury Rail Station

    RSE · Banbury

    0.0 miles

  • Banbury Railway Station

    BCT · Banbury

    0.0 miles

  • Banbury Railway Station

    BCT · Banbury

    0.0 miles

  • Merton Street Mosque

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004H, 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

12,967 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dashwood Banbury Academy is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 248.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,211 events.

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