OX26 3HB

Bicester North and Caversfield · 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 3HA 7 m
OX26 3ZQ 70 m
OX26 3EN 84 m
OX26 3FD 102 m
OX26 3ZH 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 3HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 3
Latitude
51.910285
Longitude
-1.156356
British National Grid easting
458,129
British National Grid northing
223,863

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
E00145026
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 012C · E01028461
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 012 · E02005932

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. Bure Park Primary School

    Community school

    124 m
  2. Southwold Primary School

    Academy converter

    431 m
  3. The Cooper School

    Academy converter

    822 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,871
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 793
  • Shoplifting 265
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Public order 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 137

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

    1.5 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    1.6 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Barberry Place Shops

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Barberry Place Shops

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Blake Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Blake Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.2 miles
  • Banbury Road Roundabout

    BCT · Bicester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 012C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,250 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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. Bure Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 124 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,871 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 793 events.

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