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OX26 5EP

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
OX25 6EP 7 m
OX26 5DD 65 m
OX26 4SR 125 m
OX26 5DR 172 m
OX26 5DP 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 5EP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5
Latitude
51.899976
Longitude
-1.122582
British National Grid easting
460,466
British National Grid northing
222,744

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
E00145204
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
20
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Launton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    154 m

  2. Langford Village Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Longfields Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Shoplifting 49
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 36
  • Public order 30

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

    1.5 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

    2.5 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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Launton

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Launton

    0.1 miles

  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Launton

    0.3 miles

  • The Bull Inn

    BCT · Launton

    0.3 miles

  • Sycamore Road

    BCT · Launton

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

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 154 m.

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

Recorded crime

438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

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