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OX26 6AL

Bicester East · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bicester East
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 6AH 15 m
OX26 6AQ 20 m
OX26 6AJ 37 m
OX26 6BW 39 m
OX26 6AA 49 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 6AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 6
Latitude
51.896556
Longitude
-1.150277
British National Grid easting
458,565
British National Grid northing
222,341

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Bicester East · E05010925
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145058
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 015E · E01035735
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 015 · E02005935

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. Longfields Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    561 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Academy converter

    701 m

  3. Brookside Primary School

    Community school

    785 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,772
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 899
  • Shoplifting 800
  • Public order 186
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Other theft 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX26 6 residents
9,517

Age bands in OX26 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,610 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,020 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.4%

3,399 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,497 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

1,365 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

    478 m

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    537 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    1.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 015E, 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

13,539 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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. Longfields Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 561 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,772 published events cover 12 months, averaging 231 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 899 events.

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