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OX26 6WA

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 6EU 89 m
OX26 6WN 122 m
OX26 6WB 154 m
OX26 1BT 201 m
OX26 1DE 244 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX26 6WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX26
Postcode sector
OX26 6
Latitude
51.892996
Longitude
-1.159092
British National Grid easting
457,963
British National Grid northing
221,938

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
E00185858
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 015F · E01035736
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 015 · E02005935

Postcode source versions

Explore OX26

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

    Voluntary aided school

    608 m

  2. Whitelands Academy

    Free schools

    727 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Academy converter

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 877
  • Shoplifting 767
  • Anti social behaviour 188
  • Other theft 176
  • Public order 175

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

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    363 m

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    437 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Bicester Village

    BCT · Bicester

    14 m

  • Tesco Store

    BCT · Bicester

    195 m

  • Bicester Village

    BCT · Bicester

    202 m

  • Bicester Village

    BCT · Bicester

    230 m

  • Lakeview Drive

    BCT · Bicester

    290 m

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. St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School is the nearest published school at 608 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 222 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 877 events.

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