Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for OX27 7LR
Oxford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
OX27 7LR
Coordinates
51.9262, -1.1890
Grid reference
SP558256
Easting
455,867
Northing
225,610
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WWRG6+FC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bucknell (Cherwell)
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.
21205
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21205 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near OX27 7LR
England & WalesCrime trends · near OX27 7LR
Counts are for Fringford and Heyfords 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
16
YoY -36%
271911
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY -70%
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.3%
Other White9.0%
Indian2.2%
White & Asian1.3%
African1.0%
+ 2 other groups · 6.1%
Religion
Christian49.6%
No religion41.5%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 3.1%
Age groups
35–4923.0%
50–6420.2%
25–3416.6%
65–748.2%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Other17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.3%
Any member 66+6.6%
+ 7 other households · 30.1%
Administrative Information
Cherwell
Local Authority
Council AreaBicester and Woodstock E14001090
Constituency
E14001090Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Fringford and Heyfords
Constituency code
E14001090
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Bucknell
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 011B E01028477
E01028477MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 011 E02005931
E02005931LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cherwell 011B E01028477
E01028477MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cherwell 011 E02005931
E02005931Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
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 OX27 7LR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 21205
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01028477 and MSOA E02005931 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OX27 7LR 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
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