Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9240
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9240 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.
Police Recorded Crime near OX26 2BS
Crime trends · near OX26 2BS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY +7%
ASB
5
YoY +400%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
36
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,754
White Brit.73.3%
Other White8.7%
Other Asian2.9%
Indian2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,760
Christian45.7%
No religion41.0%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim2.7%
Hindu1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,763
35–4922.3%
50–6419.7%
25–3411.8%
10–158.2%
5–97.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Total households: 674
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Other12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Any member 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 43.6%
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council Area
Bicester and Woodstock E14001090
Constituency
E14001090
Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bicester West
Constituency code
E14001090
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Bicester
International Territorial Level
Cherwell
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Oxfordshire
NHS Scotland
Thames 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 014A E01028466
E01028466
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 014 E02005934
E02005934
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 014A E01028466
E01028466
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 014 E02005934
E02005934
Urban: 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
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:45 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2000
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> Present
October 2000 — Introduced
Postcode OX26 2BS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9240
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028466 and MSOA E02005934 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX26 2BS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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