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OX8 5BX

Witney Central · West Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Witney Central
Local authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX28 6DE 37 m
OX28 6DQ 55 m
OX28 6GT 84 m
OX28 6GP 106 m
OX28 6GL 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.790367
Longitude
-1.486777
British National Grid easting
435,494
British National Grid northing
210,314

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Oxfordshire · E07000181
Electoral ward
Witney Central · E05006648
Parish or community
E04008335
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00169097
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 010A · E01028807
Middle layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 010 · E02006002

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
2

  1. Tower Hill Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    487 m

  2. The Batt Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    679 m

  3. Witney Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    906 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 731
  • Shoplifting 218
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Public order 161
  • Criminal damage and arson 140

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    342 m

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    436 m

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    1.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Riverside Gardens

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

  • West End Church

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles

  • Moor Avenue

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles

  • West End Church

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 010A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,559 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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 2 secondary schools. Tower Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 731 events.

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