OX26 1RS

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 1AX 44 m
OX26 1FN 154 m
OX26 1FP 161 m
OX26 1DS 191 m
OX26 1BW 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 1RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 September 2014
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1
Latitude
51.893532
Longitude
-1.176405
British National Grid easting
456,771
British National Grid northing
221,984

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
E00186019
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016G · E01035737
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

Explore OX26

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Whitelands Farm, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1RS 23 August 2013 £1,158,000

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

    619 m
  2. Whitelands Academy

    Free schools

    772 m
  3. Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    866 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,611
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 544
  • Violence and sexual offences 496
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Other theft 107
  • Public order 83

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

    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

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Chepstow Drive

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.2 miles
  • Whitelands Way North

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.2 miles
  • Whitelands Way North

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.2 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.3 miles
  • Kingsmere Centre

    BCT · Kingsmere

    0.3 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

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 619 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,611 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 544 events.

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