OX8 5GA

Witney West · 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 5GA 7 m
OX28 5FT 93 m
OX28 5FX 137 m
OX28 5GF 156 m
OX28 5GG 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.790274
Longitude
-1.509396
British National Grid easting
433,934
British National Grid northing
210,293

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
E00146795
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 009B · E01028820
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
18
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. West Witney Primary School & Nursery

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    458 m
  2. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Witney

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    978 m
  3. Tower Hill Community Primary School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
953
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Public order 75
  • Other theft 50

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    1.5 km

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    1.6 km

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Broadway Close

    BCT · Witney

    0.0 miles
  • Broadway Close

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Deer Park Road

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Deer Park Road

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Tetbury Drive

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 009B, 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

29,271 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. West Witney Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

953 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

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