Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£415,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX26 1EA
Oxford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
OX26 1EA
Coordinates
51.8946, -1.1666
Grid reference
SP574221
Easting
457,447
Northing
222,108
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WVRVM+R9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bicester
Travel to Work
Oxford
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.
21030
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21030 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 & WalesProperty sales · OX26 1EA
HM Land Registry · Cherwell
Average price
£415,000
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Median price: £415,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near OX26 1EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX26 1EA
Counts are for Bicester South and Ambrosden 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
32
YoY stable
493316
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -10%
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.63.6%
Other White13.3%
Chinese5.2%
Other Asian2.6%
African2.4%
+ 6 other groups · 12.9%
Religion
No religion48.2%
Christian39.6%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim4.1%
Buddhist1.5%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
25–3427.1%
35–4924.7%
≤410.8%
50–6410.1%
5–98.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 19.0%
Households
Other19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council AreaBicester and Woodstock E14001090
Constituency
E14001090Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Bicester South and Ambrosden
Constituency code
E14001090
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Bicester
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 015F E01035736
E01035736MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 015 E02005935
E02005935LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 015D E01028468
E01028468MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 015 E02005935
E02005935Urban: Nearer to 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: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2020
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~6 years
Active Duration
2020 -> PresentDecember 2020 — Introduced
Postcode OX26 1EA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035736 and MSOA E02005935 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX26 1EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2020
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~6 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OX26 1EA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
64%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 20%
Attainment 8
47.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 7–17FSM 0%
Attainment 8
26.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
63%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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