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OX16 8AJ

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
OX16 5AQ 57 m
OX16 5DH 106 m
OX16 5AL 108 m
OX16 5EJ 145 m
OX16 9XZ 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 8AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 8
Latitude
52.057399
Longitude
-1.331953
British National Grid easting
445,900
British National Grid northing
240,100

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
E00144852
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 007B · E01028427
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 007 · E02005927

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    521 m

  2. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    546 m

  3. Harriers Banbury Academy

    Academy converter

    691 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,149
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,315
  • Public order 326
  • Shoplifting 311
  • Anti social behaviour 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 250

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

    598 m

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    752 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    795 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.0 miles

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.0 miles

  • Samuelson House

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

  • Samuelson House

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles

  • Western Crescent

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 007B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,326 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. English Language Training is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,149 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,315 events.

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