Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
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.
12547
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12547 out of 33,755 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 OX26 2FH
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX26 2FH
Counts are for Bicester West electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -18%
25154
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
5
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.8%
Other White9.1%
Other Asian2.9%
Indian2.7%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
+ 4 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
Christian47.5%
No religion43.9%
Not answered4.2%
Muslim1.5%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4922.2%
50–6416.0%
25–3414.2%
10–159.8%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.0%
One person: aged 66+9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 47.2%
Coordinates & Location for OX26 2FH
Postcode
OX26 2FH
Coordinates
51.9038, -1.1652
Grid reference
SP575231
Easting
457,527
Northing
223,138
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WWR3M+GW
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
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council AreaBicester and Woodstock E14001090
Constituency
E14001090Thames Valley
Police Force
England
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 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 014D E01028471
E01028471MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 014 E02005934
E02005934LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 014D E01028471
E01028471MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 014 E02005934
E02005934Urban: 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
7:23 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:23 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentFebruary 2006 — Introduced
Postcode OX26 2FH introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028471 and MSOA E02005934 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12547
Present — Active
Postcode OX26 2FH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near OX26 2FH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 20%
Attainment 8
47.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
41.7
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
46.4
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