OX8 5YU

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 5YU 7 m
OX28 5YX 41 m
OX28 5FZ 84 m
OX28 5GJ 96 m
OX28 5GH 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 5YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 5
Latitude
51.785652
Longitude
-1.507039
British National Grid easting
434,100
British National Grid northing
209,780

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
E00146786
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. West Witney Primary School & Nursery

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

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    442 m
  3. Queen Emma's Primary School

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    873 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,450
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 644
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Shoplifting 152
  • Public order 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 111

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    1.3 km

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    1.4 km

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Farmington Drive

    BCT · Witney

    0.0 miles
  • Farmington Drive

    BCT · Witney

    0.0 miles
  • Edington Square

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Edington Square

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Apley Way

    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. West Witney Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 85 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,450 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 644 events.

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