Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£370,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX26 4YN
Postcode
OX26 4YN
Coordinates
51.9104, -1.1465
Grid reference
SP588238
Easting
458,809
Northing
223,882
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WWV63+5C
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.
32449
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32449 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 4YN
HM Land Registry · Cherwell
Average price
£351,800
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £370,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £370,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£375k£340k£305k
Sep '23Oct '24Dec '25Jun '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near OX26 4YN
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX26 4YN
Counts are for Bicester East 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
21
YoY +24%
32208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.7%
Other White10.5%
Indian2.5%
Other Asian1.3%
Caribbean1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 4.9%
Religion
Christian56.4%
No religion34.7%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.2%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4919.7%
25–3413.0%
65–7412.0%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.7%
Other9.1%
+ 7 other households · 36.5%
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council AreaBicester and Woodstock E14001090
Constituency
E14001090Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Bicester East
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 013C E01028457
E01028457MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 013 E02005933
E02005933LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 013C E01028457
E01028457MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 013 E02005933
E02005933Urban: 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
October 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentOctober 2000 — Introduced
Postcode OX26 4YN 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: 32449
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028457 and MSOA E02005933 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX26 4YN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near OX26 4YN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
41.7
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
47%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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