OX26 1DD

Bicester South and Ambrosden · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 1BT 19 m
OX26 1ES 155 m
OX26 6WB 155 m
OX26 1EJ 163 m
OX26 1EQ 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 1DD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2015
Terminated
1 July 2016
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1
Latitude
51.893591
Longitude
-1.161900
British National Grid easting
457,769
British National Grid northing
222,002

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00185858
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 015F · E01035736
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 015 · E02005935

Postcode source versions

Explore OX26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

    Voluntary aided school

    443 m
  2. Whitelands Academy

    Free schools

    631 m
  3. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 853
  • Shoplifting 761
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Public order 168
  • Other theft 166

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX26 1 residents
5,628

Age bands in OX26 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
29%

1,501 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

370 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.1%

2,072 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.8%

923 residents

Age 65 and over
5.9%

305 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    393 m

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, COKER CLOSE, BICESTER, OX26 6AT

    ODS code K84052

    477 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

    LANGFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE, 9 NIGHTINGALE PLACE, BICESTER, OX26 6XX

    ODS code K84613

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bicester Village

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Lakeview Drive

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Bicester Village

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Bicester Village

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Ray Road

    BCT · Kings End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 015F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,030 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School is the nearest published school at 443 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 853 events.

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