OX6 8EA

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 2EA 8 m
OX26 2DR 40 m
OX26 2DY 95 m
OX26 2HE 111 m
OX26 2DU 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.906462
Longitude
-1.161268
British National Grid easting
457,796
British National Grid northing
223,434

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
E00145081
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

    429 m
  2. Brookside Primary School

    Community school

    565 m
  3. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,429
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 943
  • Shoplifting 490
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Public order 178
  • Other theft 151

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

    1.2 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Fane Close

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Approach

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Approach

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 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 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,429 published events cover 12 months, averaging 202.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 943 events.

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