Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX16 1EX
Postcode
OX16 1EX
Coordinates
52.0803, -1.3420
Grid reference
SP451426
Easting
445,185
Northing
242,641
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C4W3MJ5+45
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Banbury
Travel to Work
Banbury
ITL Region
Cherwell
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15550
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15550 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near OX16 1EX
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX16 1EX
Counts are for Banbury Hardwick electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY -20%
312111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
962
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.5%
Other White13.3%
Pakistani3.7%
Indian1.6%
African1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
Christian44.0%
No religion43.0%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim4.9%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4922.1%
25–3418.9%
50–6416.0%
10–157.9%
≤47.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Other17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 9 other households · 36.1%
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council AreaBanbury E14001072
Constituency
E14001072Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Banbury Hardwick
Constituency code
E14001072
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Banbury
International Territorial Level
Cherwell
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Oxfordshire
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oxfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 10Q
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cherwell 002A E01028441
E01028441MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 002 E02005922
E02005922LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 002A E01028441
E01028441MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 002 E02005922
E02005922Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentSeptember 2003 — Introduced
Postcode OX16 1EX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 15550
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01028441 and MSOA E02005922 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX16 1EX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OX16 1EX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 22%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
47%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 32%
Attainment 8
46.8
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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