OX17 2LF

Middleton Cheney · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Banbury
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Postcode district
OX17
Postcode sector
OX17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX17 2PS 35 m
OX17 2LE 62 m
OX17 2LR 100 m
OX17 2NW 130 m
OX17 2PE 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX17 2LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX17
Postcode sector
OX17 2
Latitude
52.070925
Longitude
-1.268987
British National Grid easting
450,202
British National Grid northing
241,646

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04006841
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138848
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 048B · E01027292
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 048 · E02005686

Postcode source versions

Explore OX17

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Horton Crescent, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2LF 30 October 2008 £167,500
2, Horton Crescent, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2LF 29 January 2008 £160,000
9, Horton Crescent, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2LF 5 July 2005 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Middleton Cheney Primary Academy

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    303 m
  2. Chenderit School

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    705 m
  3. Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

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    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
150
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Public order 14
  • Shoplifting 9
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

11 female, 8 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.1
OX17 2 residents
7,134

Age bands in OX17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,122 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

731 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

1,382 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

2,193 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,684 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX17 2 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    4 BURCHESTER PLACE, BANBURY, OX16 3WT

    ODS code K84062

    3.5 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

  • The Green

    BCT · Middleton Cheney

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Middleton Cheney

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Middleton Cheney

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Middleton Cheney

    0.2 miles
  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Middleton Cheney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 048B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,648 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Middleton Cheney Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

150 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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