OX8 6LA

Witney East · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX28 3LA 45 m
OX28 4YA 229 m
OX28 3FR 236 m
OX28 3TY 283 m
OX28 4FD 293 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 6LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 6
Latitude
51.784168
Longitude
-1.477946
British National Grid easting
436,108
British National Grid northing
209,629

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
E00146742
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 008B · E01028811
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
19
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. The Blake Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    236 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter

    496 m
  3. The Batt Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    616 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 598
  • Shoplifting 196
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Public order 137
  • Criminal damage and arson 129

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    358 m

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    660 m

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    824 m

Nearby transport

  • Wadards Meadow HaR

    BCT · Cogges

    0.3 miles
  • Langdale Gate

    BCT · Witney

    0.3 miles
  • Waitrose Supermarket

    BCT · Witney

    0.3 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Witney

    0.3 miles
  • King Georges Field

    BCT · Witney

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 008B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,609 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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. The Blake Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 598 events.

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