OX6 8LS

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 2LS 1 m
OX26 2LW 47 m
OX26 2NB 70 m
OX26 2LT 75 m
OX26 2FP 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.900288
Longitude
-1.170511
British National Grid easting
457,168
British National Grid northing
222,740

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
E00145073
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 014D · E01028471
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

    643 m
  2. The Bicester School

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    848 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,510
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 811
  • Shoplifting 771
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Other theft 156
  • Public order 156

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MONTGOMERY HOUSE SURGERY

    PIGGY LANE, BICESTER, OX26 6HT

    ODS code K84038

    970 m

  • BICESTER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K84052

    996 m

  • ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K84613

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lawrence Way HaR

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Bowmont Square

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Hemingway Drive HaR

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Bowmont Square

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles
  • Wear Road

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 014D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,547 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. King's Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 643 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,510 published events cover 12 months, averaging 209.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 811 events.

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