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OX26 1EW

Bicester South and Ambrosden · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bicester
Ward
Bicester South and Ambrosden
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 1EX 36 m
OX26 1EU 82 m
OX26 1EY 129 m
OX26 1AD 130 m
OX26 1EZ 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 1EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1
Latitude
51.897812
Longitude
-1.177722
British National Grid easting
456,675
British National Grid northing
222,459

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Bicester South and Ambrosden · E05012968
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00186012
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016G · E01035737
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Bedford Drive, Bicester, OX26 1EW 31 July 2024 £459,000
20, Bedford Drive, Bicester, OX26 1EW 24 November 2023 £489,950
22, Bedford Drive, Bicester, OX26 1EW 24 November 2023 £499,950

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

    944 m

  2. King's Meadow Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 528
  • Shoplifting 487
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Other theft 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 90

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.

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

3

within 5 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    1.4 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    1.4 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.8 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

  • Primary School

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.1 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.1 miles

  • Ludlow Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles

  • Ludlow Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles

  • Chepstow Drive

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016G, 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

25,195 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £459,950 from 5 recorded sales in OX26 1EW. 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

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 944 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 528 events.

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