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OX5 2GE

Launton and Otmoor · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Launton and Otmoor
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 2UG 120 m
OX5 2UA 126 m
OX5 2UH 162 m
OX5 2UQ 173 m
OX5 2UT 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 2GE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 2
Latitude
51.837818
Longitude
-1.184954
British National Grid easting
456,252
British National Grid northing
215,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Launton and Otmoor · E05010934
Parish or community
E04008033
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145209
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016F · E01028502
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    238 m

  2. Dr South's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

  3. Beckley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX5 2 residents
9,140

Age bands in OX5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,301 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

777 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

2,076 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,408 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,432 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+
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BLETCHINGDON ROAD, ISLIP, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2TQ

    ODS code K84003

    4.0 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    0.0 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    0.0 miles

  • Church View

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Church View

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Charlton Turn

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,052 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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