OX16 8HJ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 9HD 2 m
OX16 9BT 62 m
OX16 9BY 86 m
OX16 9XZ 88 m
OX16 9DD 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 8HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 8
Latitude
52.055350
Longitude
-1.330598
British National Grid easting
445,995
British National Grid northing
239,873

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
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. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    551 m
  2. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    598 m
  3. The Grange Community Primary School

    Community school

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,941
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,243
  • Public order 306
  • Shoplifting 272
  • Anti social behaviour 264
  • Criminal damage and arson 226

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

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    610 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    729 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    956 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Western Crescent

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Western Crescent

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Samuelson House

    BCT · Banbury

    0.1 miles
  • Newbold Close

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.1 miles
  • Newbold Close

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.1 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. St John's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 551 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,941 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,243 events.

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