OX16 8LQ

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 5LG 20 m
OX16 5JE 32 m
OX16 5JS 38 m
OX16 5UA 45 m
OX16 5UE 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 8LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 8
Latitude
52.062108
Longitude
-1.334815
British National Grid easting
445,699
British National Grid northing
240,622

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
E00144920
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
30
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

    Academy converter

    437 m
  2. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    629 m
  3. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    737 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,688
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,502
  • Shoplifting 423
  • Public order 376
  • Anti social behaviour 310
  • Criminal damage and arson 294

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

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    657 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    681 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.2 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Banbury Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Street

    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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 307.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,502 events.

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