OX8 5SS

Brize Norton and Shilton · 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
OX29 9SS 1 m
OX18 4HL 606 m
OX29 9QA 686 m
OX29 0TA 829 m
OX29 0RX 851 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.801719
Longitude
-1.568470
British National Grid easting
429,852
British National Grid northing
211,540

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Oxfordshire · E07000181
Parish or community
E04012208
Westminster constituency
Witney · E14001591
Output area
E00146516
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 012D · E01035255
Middle layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 012 · E02006004

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  2. St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.7 km
  3. Windrush Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Other theft 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROADSHIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROADSHIRES WAY, CARTERTON, OX18 1JA

    ODS code K84075

    4.3 km

  • BURFORD SURGERY

    59 SHEEP STREET, BURFORD, OX18 4LS

    ODS code K84047

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • White Hall Cottages

    BCT · Minster Lovell

    0.7 miles
  • White Hall Cottages

    BCT · Minster Lovell

    0.7 miles
  • Horse & Radish PH

    BCT · Minster Lovell

    0.8 miles
  • Horse & Radish PH

    BCT · Minster Lovell

    0.8 miles
  • Worsham Turn

    BCT · Worsham

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 012D, 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

21,945 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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