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OX6 8GD

Bicester West · Cherwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bicester West
Local authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX26 2GD 12 m
OX26 2GH 78 m
OX26 2GL 110 m
OX26 2TR 114 m
OX26 2GT 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8GD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.903288
Longitude
-1.176430
British National Grid easting
456,757
British National Grid northing
223,069

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Electoral ward
Bicester West · E05010928
Parish or community
E04013332
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145068
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

    478 m

  2. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Brookside Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,364
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 536
  • Shoplifting 254
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Other theft 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 90

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

  • Beckdale Close

    BCT · Highfield

    0.0 miles

  • Wensum Crescent

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Eden Way

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

  • Greenwood Drive

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 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 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,364 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 536 events.

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