OX26 5WA

Launton and Otmoor · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX27 8FZ 125 m
OX27 8AF 154 m
OX27 8FY 168 m
OX27 8AL 169 m
OX27 8AD 196 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 5WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 5
Latitude
51.915285
Longitude
-1.142857
British National Grid easting
459,051
British National Grid northing
224,430

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
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
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Bardwell School

    Academy special converter

    537 m
  2. Glory Farm Primary School

    Academy converter

    621 m
  3. Southwold Primary School

    Academy converter

    653 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
734
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 329
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Shoplifting 67
  • Other theft 53
  • Public order 50

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

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    2.3 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    2.4 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.7 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

  • Caversfield Turn

    BCT · Caversfield

    0.0 miles
  • Caversfield Turn

    BCT · Caversfield

    0.0 miles
  • Skimmingdish Lane HAR

    BCT · Caversfield

    0.3 miles
  • Skimmingdish Lane HAR

    BCT · Caversfield

    0.3 miles
  • Bicester Airfield Park and Ride

    BCT · Bicester

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bardwell School is the nearest published school at 537 m.

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

Recorded crime

734 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 329 events.

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