OX27 8AW

Fringford and Heyfords · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Fringford and Heyfords
Local authority: Cherwell
Constituency: Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district: OX27
Postcode sector: OX27 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
OX27 8EZ	311 m
OX27 8EY	321 m
OX27 8SU	345 m
OX27 8HA	466 m
OX27 8EX	537 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: OX27 8AW
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 October 2000
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: OX
Postcode district: OX27
Postcode sector: OX27 8
Latitude: 51.961859
Longitude: -1.145318
British National Grid easting: 458,821
British National Grid northing: 229,608

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: England · E92000001
Region: South East · E12000008
Local authority district: Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward: Fringford and Heyfords · E05012969
Parish or community: E04008051
Westminster constituency: Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area: E00145134
Lower layer super output area: Cherwell 011E · E01028484
Middle layer super output area: Cherwell 011 · E02005931

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 2
Primary: 2
Secondary: 0

Fringford Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school
1.8 km
Gagle Brook Primary School

Academy sponsor led
4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events: 9
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Violence and sexual offences 4
Vehicle crime 2
Other crime 1
Public order 1
Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents: Not supplied
Postcode households: Not supplied
Residents per household: Not available
OX27 8 residents: 3,721

Age bands in OX27 8

Wider postcode sector

Age 0 to 14: 18.6%
Age 15 to 24: 10%
Age 25 to 44: 33.3%
Age 45 to 64: 26.3%
Age 65 and over: 11.9%

How to read these estimates

The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Town Well

BCT · Hethe
0.4 miles
Town Well

BCT · Hethe
0.4 miles
Crossroads

BCT · Cottisford
1.1 miles
Crossroads

BCT · Cottisford
1.1 miles
Wise Crescent

BCT · Fringford
1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 011E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,172 of 33,755

Income: 8 of 10
Employment: 8 of 10
Education and skills: 9 of 10
Health and disability: 10 of 10
Crime: 10 of 10
Housing and services: 1 of 10
Living environment: 2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses: 0
Medium risk addresses: 0
Low risk addresses: 0
Groundwater flood alert area: Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Fringford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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