OX6 8QW

Launton and Otmoor · 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
OX25 3QW 12 m
OX25 3WQ 46 m
OX5 2UP 446 m
OX5 2UN 869 m
OX5 2UW 995 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.846443
Longitude
-1.210319
British National Grid easting
454,494
British National Grid northing
216,721

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008072
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145216
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016F · E01028502
Middle layer super output area
Cherwell 016 · E02005936

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. Dr South's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 12
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ISLIP SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BLETCHINGDON ROAD, ISLIP, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2TQ

    ODS code K84003

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Oddington Turn

    BCT · Oddington

    0.9 miles
  • Oddington Turn

    BCT · Oddington

    0.9 miles
  • Charlton Turn

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    1.0 miles
  • Charlton Turn

    BCT · Charlton-on-Otmoor

    1.0 miles
  • Knowle Lane

    BCT · Weston-on-the-Green

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016F, 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

27,052 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 12 events.

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