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OX26 5AJ

Launton and Otmoor · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Launton and Otmoor
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 5AH 0 m
OX26 4AD 255 m
OX26 5AF 337 m
OX26 4FF 354 m
OX26 5AA 356 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 5AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2020
Terminated
1 October 2025
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5
Latitude
51.908935
Longitude
-1.129037
British National Grid easting
460,010
British National Grid northing
223,735

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Launton and Otmoor · E05010934
Parish or community
E04013336
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145207
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 011F · E01028499
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 011 · E02005931

Postcode source versions

Explore OX26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Glory Farm Primary School

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    899 m

  2. Bardwell School

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    929 m

  3. The Cooper School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Shoplifting 65
  • Public order 46
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.1 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    2.4 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    2.4 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

  • Bicester Road

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.3 miles

  • Bicester Road

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.3 miles

  • Scampton Close

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.3 miles

  • Fulmar Court

    BCT · Glory Farm

    0.3 miles

  • Fulmar Court

    BCT · Glory Farm

    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
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

21 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Glory Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 899 m.

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

Recorded crime

609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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