OX6 8RG

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 3RG 7 m
OX25 3RF 88 m
OX25 3RB 164 m
OX25 3RD 168 m
OX25 3AE 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX6 8RG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX6
Postcode sector
OX6 8
Latitude
51.866489
Longitude
-1.229909
British National Grid easting
453,121
British National Grid northing
218,936

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Cherwell · E07000177
Parish or community
E04008091
Westminster constituency
Bicester and Woodstock · E14001090
Output area
E00145200
Lower layer super output area
Cherwell 016B · E01028497
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
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Kirtlington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.2 km
  2. Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.3 km
  3. Bruern Abbey School

    Other independent school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ISLIP SURGERY

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

    ODS code K84003

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Oxford Court

    BCT · Weston-on-the-Green

    0.2 miles
  • Oxford Court

    BCT · Weston-on-the-Green

    0.2 miles
  • Knowle Lane

    BCT · Weston-on-the-Green

    0.6 miles
  • Knowle Lane

    BCT · Weston-on-the-Green

    0.6 miles
  • Wendlebury Turn

    BCT · Wendlebury

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cherwell 016B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,709 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Kirtlington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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