OX16 9SW

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Banbury
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX16 9SP 56 m
OX16 9SS 60 m
OX16 9SR 81 m
OX16 9SU 119 m
OX16 9SJ 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX16 9SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX16
Postcode sector
OX16 9
Latitude
52.052405
Longitude
-1.326530
British National Grid easting
446,277
British National Grid northing
239,548

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
E00144858
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 007D · E01028429
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 007 · E02005927

Postcode source versions

Explore OX16

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Coppice Close, Banbury, OX16 9SW 25 March 2026 £295,000
25, Coppice Close, Banbury, OX16 9SW 1 October 2024 £310,000
23, Coppice Close, Banbury, OX16 9SW 30 August 2024 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. St John's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    312 m
  2. The Grange Community Primary School

    Community school

    499 m
  3. English Language Training

    Miscellaneous

    962 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,464
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,057
  • Public order 254
  • Shoplifting 243
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

29 female, 29 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX16 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    695 m

  • BANBURY CROSS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84028

    1.1 km

  • WINDRUSH SURGERY

    21 WEST BAR STREET, BANBURY, OX16 9SA

    ODS code K84024

    1.4 km

  • 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

    5.0 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

  • Coppice Close

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.1 miles
  • Coppice Close

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.1 miles
  • Wood End

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.1 miles
  • Wood End

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns School

    BCT · Cherwell Heights

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 007D, 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

27,448 of 33,755

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

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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
7
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

Property market

The five-year median is £295,000 from 4 recorded sales in OX16 9SW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cherwell is £353,632 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,057 events.

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