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OX26 2JU

Bicester West · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bicester West
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 2BP 51 m
OX26 2BY 55 m
OX26 2JP 61 m
OX26 2BH 108 m
OX26 2LA 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 2JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 2
Latitude
51.899874
Longitude
-1.166609
British National Grid easting
457,437
British National Grid northing
222,697

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Bicester West · E05010928
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145051
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 014A · E01028466
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 014 · E02005934

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. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    406 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Academy converter

    584 m

  3. Brookside Primary School

    Community school

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,713
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 900
  • Shoplifting 773
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Public order 178
  • Other theft 171

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX26 2 residents
8,965

Age bands in OX26 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,478 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

891 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

2,315 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,432 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,731 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    717 m

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    734 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.2 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

  • Kings End Post Office

    BCT · Kings End

    0.0 miles

  • Kings End Post Office

    BCT · Kings End

    0.0 miles

  • Villiers Road

    BCT · Kings End

    0.1 miles

  • Danes Road

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

  • Villiers Road

    BCT · Kings End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 014A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,856 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Bicester School is the nearest published school at 406 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,713 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 900 events.

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