OX5 3LN

Fringford and Heyfords · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX5 3JA 536 m
OX5 3JD 637 m
OX5 3JF 983 m
OX5 3JB 1.1 km
OX5 3JG 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX5 3LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX5
Postcode sector
OX5 3
Latitude
51.892398
Longitude
-1.254476
British National Grid easting
451,400
British National Grid northing
221,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008058
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145195
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016B · E01028497
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Kirtlington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km
  2. Tackley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km
  3. Heyford Park School

    Free schools

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX5 3 residents
3,250

Age bands in OX5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

557 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

304 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

741 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

931 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

725 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.

Nearby transport

  • Village Turn

    BCT · Northbrook

    0.9 miles
  • Village Turn

    BCT · Northbrook

    0.9 miles
  • Kirtlington Park

    BCT · Kirtlington

    1.3 miles
  • Kirtlington Park

    BCT · Kirtlington

    1.4 miles
  • Caulcott Turn

    BCT · Caulcott

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,709 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kirtlington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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