OX26 1EY

Bicester South and Ambrosden · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bicester
Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 1EZ 67 m
OX26 2RN 93 m
OX26 1EX 94 m
OX26 1EW 129 m
OX26 2RW 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 1EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1
Latitude
51.898914
Longitude
-1.177120
British National Grid easting
456,715
British National Grid northing
222,582

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
E00186012
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016G · E01035737
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

Explore OX26

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Durham Close, Bicester, OX26 1EY 26 June 2024 £577,950
18, Durham Close, Bicester, OX26 1EY 16 May 2024 £579,950
20, Durham Close, Bicester, OX26 1EY 18 December 2023 £569,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. King's Meadow Primary School

    Community school

    896 m
  2. St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  3. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,446
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 545
  • Shoplifting 302
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Other theft 95
  • Public order 91

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

    1.3 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

  • Ludlow Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.0 miles
  • Ludlow Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.1 miles
  • Wear Road

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Wear Road

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 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 9 recorded sales in OX26 1EY. 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. King's Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 896 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,446 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 545 events.

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