OX16 8BG

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 5TH 36 m
OX16 5AA 58 m
OX16 5EG 61 m
OX16 5ER 64 m
OX16 5DB 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 8BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 8
Latitude
52.060129
Longitude
-1.337747
British National Grid easting
445,500
British National Grid northing
240,400

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
E00144899
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004A · E01028435
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
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    337 m
  2. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    463 m
  3. Harriers Banbury Academy

    Academy converter

    520 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,751
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,541
  • Shoplifting 422
  • Public order 384
  • Anti social behaviour 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 300

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

    360 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    403 m

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    993 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Calthorpe Street

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Horse Fair

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Horse Fair

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • George Street

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,694 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St John's Priory School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,751 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,541 events.

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