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OX26 1DF

Fringford and Heyfords · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bicester
Ward
Fringford and Heyfords
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 1BA 64 m
OX26 1BB 78 m
OX26 1BJ 135 m
OX26 1UU 146 m
OX26 1TN 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 1DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1
Latitude
51.885443
Longitude
-1.189774
British National Grid easting
455,861
British National Grid northing
221,074

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Fringford and Heyfords · E05012969
Parish or community
E04013335
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00144848
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016I · E01035739
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Flavian Close, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1DF 31 May 2018 £600,000
4, Flavian Close, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1DF 24 November 2017 £730,000
3, Flavian Close, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1DF 10 November 2017 £620,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Bruern Abbey School

    Other independent school

    445 m

  2. Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    596 m

  3. Whitelands Academy

    Free schools

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 13
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX26 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    2.5 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    2.6 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    3.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.1 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.1 miles

  • The Red Cow

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 miles

  • The Red Cow

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Rise

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016I, 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

22,798 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bruern Abbey School is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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