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OX8 5EQ

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 6EQ 4 m
OX28 6EF 89 m
OX28 6BN 106 m
OX28 6EG 118 m
OX28 6JX 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5EQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.791825
Longitude
-1.493430
British National Grid easting
435,034
British National Grid northing
210,473

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
E00186065
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 010B · E01028808
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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    270 m

  2. The Batt Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    955 m

  3. Witney Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    957 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 643
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Shoplifting 158
  • Public order 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 121

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    585 m

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    754 m

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Springfield Oval

    BCT · Witney

    0.0 miles

  • Kestrel Crescent HAR

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

  • Moor Avenue

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles

  • Davenport Road

    BCT · Witney

    0.2 miles

  • Skylark Way HAR

    BCT · Witney

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 010B, 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

20,507 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 2 secondary schools. Tower Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 643 events.

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