High deprivation
IMD England
49
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for OX26 2NS
Postcode
OX26 2NS
Coordinates
51.9006, -1.1607
Grid reference
SP578227
Easting
457,845
Northing
222,783
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WWR2Q+6P
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.
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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · OX26 2NS
HM Land Registry · Cherwell
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Police Recorded Crime near OX26 2NS
Crime trends · near OX26 2NS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25154
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +67%
ASB
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +40%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.73.3%
Other White8.7%
Other Asian2.9%
Indian2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%
Religion
Christian45.7%
No religion41.0%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim2.7%
Hindu1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4922.3%
50–6419.7%
25–3411.8%
10–158.2%
5–97.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
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 AreaBicester and Woodstock E14001090
Constituency
E14001090Thames 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 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 014A E01028466
E01028466MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 014 E02005934
E02005934LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 014A E01028466
E01028466MSOA 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
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentOctober 2000 — Introduced
Postcode OX26 2NS 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 2NS 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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