OX26 5AG

Launton and Otmoor · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bicester
Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 5DE 96 m
OX26 5DF 98 m
OX26 5DG 151 m
OX26 5DB 191 m
OX26 5EB 210 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 5AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5
Latitude
51.895608
Longitude
-1.117930
British National Grid easting
460,792
British National Grid northing
222,262

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04013336
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145205
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 011F · E01028499
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 011 · E02005931

Postcode source versions

Explore OX26

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Woodland Close, Launton, Bicester, OX26 5AG 27 November 2025 £440,000
11, Woodland Close, Launton, Bicester, OX26 5AG 3 December 2021 £605,000
8, Woodland Close, Launton, Bicester, OX26 5AG 14 June 2021 £525,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Launton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    564 m
  2. Langford Village Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Longfields Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Other theft 18
  • Public order 18
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Anti social behaviour 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

17 female, 16 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.0
OX26 5 residents
1,376

Age bands in OX26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

208 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

117 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

285 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

414 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

351 residents

This postcode contained 2.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider OX26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    1.5 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    2.7 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    2.8 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 Bull Inn

    BCT · Launton

    0.2 miles
  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Launton

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Launton

    0.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Launton

    0.3 miles
  • Sycamore Road

    BCT · Launton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 011F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,427 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £522,500 from 2 recorded sales in OX26 5AG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cherwell is £353,632 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Launton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 564 m.

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

Recorded crime

179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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