OX8 5DP

Witney Central · West Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX28 6DP 1 m
OX28 6NB 89 m
OX28 6EF 125 m
OX28 6EL 131 m
OX28 6DH 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5DP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.790022
Longitude
-1.494479
British National Grid easting
434,963
British National Grid northing
210,272

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Oxfordshire · E07000181
Parish or community
E04008335
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00146728
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

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    89 m
  2. The Batt Church of England Primary School

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    828 m
  3. West Witney Primary School & Nursery

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    957 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,589
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Shoplifting 190
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Public order 153
  • Criminal damage and arson 136

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    492 m

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    664 m

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    1.7 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

  • Davenport Road

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Moor Avenue

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Oval

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles
  • Kestrel Crescent HAR

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles
  • Park Road

    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 89 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,589 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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