OX26 4SH

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 4SF 0 m
OX26 4SE 31 m
OX26 4YU 50 m
OX26 4SD 82 m
OX26 4YY 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 4SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 4
Latitude
51.910018
Longitude
-1.139367
British National Grid easting
459,298
British National Grid northing
223,847

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
E00145000
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 013D · E01028458
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
20
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Glory Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    186 m
  2. Bardwell School

    Academy special converter

    209 m
  3. The Cooper School

    Academy converter

    443 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,078
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 447
  • Shoplifting 167
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Public order 74
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX26 4 residents
5,876

Age bands in OX26 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,002 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

659 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

1,637 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,667 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

921 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

    1.9 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    2.0 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Rochford Gardens

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Rochford Gardens

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Curtiss Close

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Curtiss Close

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Lincoln Close

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 013D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,401 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Glory Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,078 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 447 events.

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