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OX26 1UZ

Fringford and Heyfords · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1UP 10 m
OX26 1UX 54 m
OX26 1UY 111 m
OX26 1UR 138 m
OX26 1UD 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 1UZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 March 2008
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 1
Latitude
51.886938
Longitude
-1.184938
British National Grid easting
456,192
British National Grid northing
221,244

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

Explore OX26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Bruern Abbey School

    Other independent school

    111 m

  2. Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    473 m

  3. Whitelands Academy

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
515
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 173
  • Shoplifting 137
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 33
  • Public order 25

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

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    2.1 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    2.2 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    3.2 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

  • The Red Cow

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.0 miles

  • The Red Cow

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.0 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Rise

    BCT · Chesterton

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bruern Abbey School is the nearest published school at 111 m.

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

Recorded crime

515 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 173 events.

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