OX8 6LW

Witney South · 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 6HW 11 m
OX28 6PH 29 m
OX28 6PJ 38 m
OX28 6RD 49 m
OX28 6RB 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX8 6LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX8
Postcode sector
OX8 6
Latitude
51.785848
Longitude
-1.485581
British National Grid easting
435,580
British National Grid northing
209,812

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
E00146767
Lower layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 010E · E01028818
Middle layer super output area
West Oxfordshire 010 · E02006002

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 Batt Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Academy converter

    411 m
  3. The Henry Box School

    Academy converter

    533 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,791
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 752
  • Shoplifting 219
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Public order 169
  • Criminal damage and arson 149

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NUFFIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JQ

    ODS code K84072

    106 m

  • WINDRUSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELCH WAY, WITNEY, OX28 6JS

    ODS code K84017

    279 m

  • COGGES SURGERY

    12 COGGES HILL ROAD, WITNEY, OX28 3FS

    ODS code K84618

    908 m

Nearby transport

  • Marriotts Walk

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose Supermarket

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Witney

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Oxfordshire 010E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,415 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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 Batt Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,791 published events cover 12 months, averaging 149.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 752 events.

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