OX26 1UW
a residential postcode in Chesterton, Oxfordshire
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8881 / 51°53'17"N
Longitude: -1.1864 / 1°11'11"W
OS Eastings: 456088
OS Northings: 221369
OS Grid: SP560213
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8XH.LVC
Mapcode Global: VHCX3.DS4Z
Plus Code: 9C3WVRQ7+6C
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91jv73
What Three Birds: ouzel.chaffinch.woodpigeon
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester OX26 1UW
Summary
OX26 1UW is a residential postcode in Chesterton, Oxfordshire. It was first introduced in October 2000.
The most common council tax bands are D, F and E.
Residential buildings are typically detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £150,305 to £3,043,850 with an average of £578,157.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900 and between 1950 and 1966.
5% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are F, E and D.
Chesterton is a village, which had a population of 850 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 51 people resident in OX26 1UW, of which 23 were male and 28 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
OX26 1UW is in the Oxford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust.
OX26 1UW is approximately 77m (253ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing OX26 1UW
1a2: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Established Farming Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for OX26 1UW
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near OX26 1UW include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
OX26 1UW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for OX26 1UW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at OX26 1UW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near OX26 1UW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near OX26 1UW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near OX26 1UW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to OX26 1UW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near OX26 1UW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near OX26 1UW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near OX26 1UW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of OX26 1UW are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Cherwell District Council
Ward
Fringford & Heyfords
Councillors
Barry Wood (Conservative)
Ian Corkin (Conservative)
Patrick Clarke (Conservative)
County Council
Oxfordshire
Electoral Division
Ploughley
County Councillor
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Banbury
MP
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for OX26 1UW.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near OX26 1UW.
Primary
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1UN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Pioneer Way, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1BF
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
King's Meadow Primary School
Shakespeare Drive, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2LU
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Queen's Avenue, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2NX
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2DB
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Secondary
The Cooper School
Churchill Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Heyford Park Free School
74 Camp Road, Heyford Park, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, OX25 5HD
Free School
Ages 3 - 19
Good
Gosford Hill School
Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The Marlborough Church of England School
Shipton Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1LP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7EE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Cheney School
Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7QH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Magdalen College School
Waynflete Avenue, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6FB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Gregory the Great Catholic School
Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3DR
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 19
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.