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OX26 6LU

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 6AP 18 m
OX26 6NS 48 m
OX26 6AU 78 m
OX26 6DW 94 m
OX26 6AR 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 6LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 6
Latitude
51.895125
Longitude
-1.153850
British National Grid easting
458,321
British National Grid northing
222,179

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
E00145057
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. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Academy converter

    671 m

  2. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    790 m

  3. Brookside Primary School

    Community school

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,746
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 905
  • Shoplifting 779
  • Public order 189
  • Anti social behaviour 185
  • Other theft 180

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

    294 m

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    313 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Pioneer Square

    BCT · Bicester Town Centre

    0.2 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. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester is the nearest published school at 671 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,746 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 905 events.

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