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OX8 5FW

Witney West · West Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX28 5FW 6 m
OX28 5FN 88 m
OX28 5BT 91 m
OX28 5GH 104 m
OX28 5BQ 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5FW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.783881
Longitude
-1.504870
British National Grid easting
434,251
British National Grid northing
209,584

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Oxfordshire · E07000181
Electoral ward
Witney West · E05006652
Parish or community
E04008335
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00146787
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 009C · E01028821
Middle layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 009 · E02006001

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. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney

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    202 m

  2. West Witney Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    321 m

  3. Queen Emma's Primary School

    Academy converter

    635 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 673
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Shoplifting 165
  • Public order 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 116

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    1.2 km

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    1.3 km

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Bourton Close

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

  • Bourton Close

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

  • Apley Way

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

  • Apley Way

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

  • Cornfield Close

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 009C, 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

29,490 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 673 events.

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