OX6 8FY

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 2FY 2 m
OX26 2FW 75 m
OX26 2FU 81 m
OX26 2FT 83 m
OX26 2FN 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8FY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.902259
Longitude
-1.170809
British National Grid easting
457,145
British National Grid northing
222,959

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
E00145070
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 014E · E01028472
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 014 · E02005934

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. King's Meadow Primary School

    Community school

    423 m
  2. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    704 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester

    Academy converter

    889 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 815
  • Shoplifting 744
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Public order 155
  • Other theft 154

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    1.1 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    1.1 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Hemingway Drive HaR

    BCT · Highfield

    0.0 miles
  • Greenwood Drive

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Greenwood Drive

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Lawrence Way HaR

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Bowmont Square

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 014E, 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

28,442 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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. King's Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 423 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,480 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 815 events.

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