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OX26 6HU

Bicester South and Ambrosden · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 6BY 17 m
OX26 6JH 68 m
OX26 6BX 88 m
OX26 6UZ 102 m
OX26 6BU 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 6HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 6
Latitude
51.893871
Longitude
-1.148307
British National Grid easting
458,704
British National Grid northing
222,044

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Bicester South and Ambrosden · E05012968
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00186057
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 015F · E01035736
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 015 · E02005935

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Langford Village Community Primary School

    Community school

    722 m

  2. Longfields Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    814 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,461
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 774
  • Violence and sexual offences 754
  • Public order 171
  • Other theft 160
  • Anti social behaviour 157

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.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    692 m

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    719 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    745 m

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 Village Rail Station

    RLY · Bicester

    0.1 miles

  • Bicester Village Rail Station

    RSE · Bicester

    0.1 miles

  • Bicester Village Station

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles

  • Bicester Village Station

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles

  • Bicester Village Station

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 015F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,030 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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. Langford Village Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 722 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,461 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 774 events.

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