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OX16 9BF

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 9FG 59 m
OX16 9BN 101 m
OX16 9BQ 109 m
OX16 9BH 129 m
OX16 9DE 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 9BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 9
Latitude
52.054574
Longitude
-1.334752
British National Grid easting
445,711
British National Grid northing
239,784

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
E00144854
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 007B · E01028427
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 007 · E02005927

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. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    350 m

  2. St John's Priory School

    Other independent school

    474 m

  3. Harriers Banbury Academy

    Academy converter

    518 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,032
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,298
  • Public order 322
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Criminal damage and arson 228

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX16 9 residents
12,968

Age bands in OX16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,947 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,264 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

3,060 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,303 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

3,089 residents

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • HIGHTOWN SURGERY

    HIGHTOWN GARDENS, BANBURY, OX16 9DB

    ODS code K84059

    390 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    516 m

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    758 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    1.7 km

  • BLOXHAM SURGERY

    GODSWELL LODGE, CHURCH STREET, BLOXHAM, BANBURY, OX15 4ES

    ODS code K84058

    4.8 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

  • Hightown Gardens for Hospital

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Hightown Gardens for Hospital

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Horton Hospital

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Horton Hospital

    BCT · Calthorpe

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. English Language Training is the nearest published school at 350 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,032 published events cover 12 months, averaging 252.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,298 events.

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