OX26 3GU

Bicester East · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 4UX 55 m
OX26 4TY 73 m
OX26 4UY 86 m
OX26 4TP 111 m
OX26 4TB 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 3GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 3
Latitude
51.903657
Longitude
-1.146204
British National Grid easting
458,836
British National Grid northing
223,134

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
E00144997
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 013B · E01028456
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 013 · E02005933

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. Longfields Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    284 m
  2. The Cooper School

    Academy converter

    496 m
  3. Glory Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    734 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,418
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 836
  • Shoplifting 619
  • Public order 173
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX26 3 residents
6,729

Age bands in OX26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,208 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

795 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

2,106 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,937 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

679 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

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    1.1 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    1.2 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Bicester North Rail Station

    RSE · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Bicester North Rail Station

    RSE · Bicester

    0.2 miles
  • Bicester North Rail Station

    RLY · Bicester

    0.2 miles
  • Ruskin Walk

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Ruskin Walk

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 013B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,951 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Longfields Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,418 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 836 events.

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