OX6 8DR

Bicester West · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cherwell
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 2DR 1 m
OX26 2EA 44 m
OX26 2DY 97 m
OX26 2DU 105 m
OX26 2DE 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.906122
Longitude
-1.161435
British National Grid easting
457,785
British National Grid northing
223,396

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145064
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 014C · E01028470
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 014 · E02005934

Postcode source versions

Explore OX6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Bure Park Primary School

    Community school

    465 m
  2. Brookside Primary School

    Community school

    536 m
  3. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,519
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 948
  • Shoplifting 561
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Public order 180
  • Other theft 159

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    1.1 km

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    1.1 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Star

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Fane Close

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Approach

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Approach

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 014C, 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

24,717 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Bure Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,519 published events cover 12 months, averaging 209.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 948 events.

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