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OX16 8FG

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 4FG 2 m
OX16 4FA 61 m
OX16 4FQ 102 m
OX16 4FW 148 m
OX16 4SB 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 8FG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 8
Latitude
52.064461
Longitude
-1.317071
British National Grid easting
446,913
British National Grid northing
240,895

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
E00144917
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 004E · E01028439
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
27
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    164 m

  2. Dashwood Banbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    511 m

  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,984
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 809
  • Public order 218
  • Shoplifting 212
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 150

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

    364 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.8 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.9 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ermont Way

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Howard Road

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Ermont Way

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Avenue Road

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

  • Edward Street

    BCT · Grimsbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 004E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,533 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 164 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,984 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 809 events.

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