OX8 5JH

Witney North · 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 1JH 1 m
OX28 1JJ 101 m
OX28 1JP 113 m
OX28 1JL 130 m
OX28 1JQ 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.796306
Longitude
-1.485926
British National Grid easting
435,548
British National Grid northing
210,975

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
E00146759
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 008D · E01028813
Middle layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 008 · E02006000

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. Witney Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    252 m
  2. The King's School

    Other independent school

    891 m
  3. Tower Hill Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    936 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,224
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 533
  • Anti social behaviour 143
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Public order 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 90

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    996 m

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    1.1 km

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • North Westfield Rd HaR

    BCT · Witney

    0.0 miles
  • Quarry Road

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Schofield Avenue

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Schofield Avenue

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Taphouse Avenue HaR

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 008D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,246 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Witney Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,224 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 533 events.

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