OX6 8GA

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 2GA 11 m
OX26 2GB 79 m
OX26 2RP 89 m
OX26 2GR 114 m
OX26 2XD 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.900890
Longitude
-1.178203
British National Grid easting
456,638
British National Grid northing
222,801

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
E00145076
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 014F · E01028473
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
18
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. King's Meadow Primary School

    Community school

    754 m
  2. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  3. St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 512
  • Shoplifting 238
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Other theft 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 83

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    1.5 km

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    1.5 km

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Eden Way

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Ludlow Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Ludlow Road

    BCT · Bicester

    0.1 miles
  • Wensum Crescent

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Bowmont Square

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 014F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,846 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. King's Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 754 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 512 events.

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