Around average
IMD England
160
Crime · May '26
£170,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for OX16 2BL
Banbury
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
OX16 2BL
Coordinates
52.0650, -1.3436
Grid reference
SP450409
Easting
445,096
Northing
240,939
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C4W3M84+2H
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.
14059
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14059 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)
Property sales · OX16 2BL
HM Land Registry · Cherwell
Average price
£170,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £170,000
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Police Recorded Crime near OX16 2BL
Crime trends · near OX16 2BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
906641
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
55
YoY -15%
ASB
30197
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +91%
Vehicle Crime
1062
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -29%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
21147
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -44%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.69.8%
Other White14.8%
Pakistani4.3%
Indian1.6%
African1.5%
+ 2 other groups · 8.0%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion32.2%
Muslim6.8%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
50–6418.6%
25–3412.6%
65–749.3%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+13.3%
Other11.7%
All members 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
+ 9 other households · 37.9%
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council AreaBanbury E14001072
Constituency
E14001072Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Banbury Cross and Neithrop
Constituency code
E14001072
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Banbury
International Territorial Level
Cherwell
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Oxfordshire
NHS ScotlandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Oxfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 10Q
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cherwell 003B E01028446
E01028446MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 003 E02005923
E02005923LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 003B E01028446
E01028446MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 003 E02005923
E02005923Urban: 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
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:23 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:23 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentJune 2005 — Introduced
Postcode OX16 2BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 14059
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01028446 and MSOA E02005923 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX16 2BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OX16 2BL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury
Oxfordshire · OX16 2EG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John's Priory School
Oxfordshire · OX16 5HX
0.5 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Hill View Primary School
Oxfordshire · OX16 1DN
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Frank Wise School
Oxfordshire · OX16 9RL
Outstanding
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Harriers Banbury Academy
Oxfordshire · OX16 9JW
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Queensway School
Oxfordshire · OX16 9NF
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury
Oxfordshire · OX16 0ET
Requires improvement
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Orchard Fields Community School
Oxfordshire · OX16 0QT
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Dashwood Banbury Academy
Oxfordshire · OX16 4RX
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery
Oxfordshire · OX16 1XE
Not judged
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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