OX16 4FA postcode in Banbury, Oxfordshire

OX16 4FA is a postcode in Banbury, in the Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown ward of Cherwell. It is in the Banbury parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since June 2000.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cherwell: 89% Typical price £237,500 Homes sold in OX16 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Banbury 950 m in a straight line

Where OX16 4FA is, and what is near it

Map of OX16 4FA and what is near it Map of OX16 4FA: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the OX16 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX16 4AA: also in OX16 4OX16 4AB: also in OX16 4OX16 4AD: also in OX16 4OX16 4AE: also in OX16 4OX16 4AF: also in OX16 4OX16 4AG: also in OX16 4OX16 4AH: also in OX16 4OX16 4AJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4FB: also in OX16 4OX16 4FD: also in OX16 4OX16 4FE: also in OX16 4OX16 4FF: also in OX16 4OX16 4FG: also in OX16 4OX16 4FN: also in OX16 4OX16 4FP: also in OX16 4OX16 4FQ: also in OX16 4OX16 4FR: also in OX16 4OX16 4FS: also in OX16 4OX16 4FT: also in OX16 4OX16 4FU: also in OX16 4OX16 4FW: also in OX16 4OX16 4NJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4NL: also in OX16 4OX16 4PN: also in OX16 4OX16 4PT: also in OX16 4OX16 4QJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4QQ: also in OX16 4OX16 4QR: also in OX16 4OX16 4QS: also in OX16 4OX16 4QT: also in OX16 4OX16 4QU: also in OX16 4OX16 4QW: also in OX16 4OX16 4QX: also in OX16 4OX16 4QY: also in OX16 4OX16 4QZ: also in OX16 4OX16 4RA: also in OX16 4OX16 4RB: also in OX16 4OX16 4RD: also in OX16 4OX16 4RE: also in OX16 4OX16 4RF: also in OX16 4OX16 4RG: also in OX16 4OX16 4RH: also in OX16 4OX16 4RJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4RL: also in OX16 4OX16 4RN: also in OX16 4OX16 4RP: also in OX16 4OX16 4RQ: also in OX16 4OX16 4RS: also in OX16 4OX16 4RT: also in OX16 4OX16 4RU: also in OX16 4OX16 4RX: also in OX16 4OX16 4RY: also in OX16 4OX16 4RZ: also in OX16 4OX16 4SA: also in OX16 4OX16 4SB: also in OX16 4OX16 4SD: also in OX16 4OX16 4SE: also in OX16 4OX16 4SF: also in OX16 4OX16 4SG: also in OX16 4OX16 4SH: also in OX16 4OX16 4SJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4SL: also in OX16 4OX16 4SP: also in OX16 4OX16 4SQ: also in OX16 4OX16 4SR: also in OX16 4OX16 4SW: also in OX16 4OX16 4SX: also in OX16 4OX16 4SY: also in OX16 4OX16 4SZ: also in OX16 4OX16 4TA: also in OX16 4OX16 4TB: also in OX16 4OX16 4TE: also in OX16 4OX16 4TF: also in OX16 4OX16 4TG: also in OX16 4OX16 4TH: also in OX16 4OX16 4TJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4TL: also in OX16 4OX16 4TQ: also in OX16 4OX16 4UB: also in OX16 4OX16 4US: also in OX16 4OX16 4UT: also in OX16 4OX16 4UZ: also in OX16 4OX16 4XD: also in OX16 4OX16 4XH: also in OX16 4OX16 4XJ: also in OX16 4OX16 4XP: also in OX16 4OX16 4XR: also in OX16 4OX16 4XS: also in OX16 4 School 2.4 kmKings Sutton station 5.4 kmBanbury OX16 4FA Map of OX16 4FA and what is near it Map of OX16 4FA: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the OX16 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.4 kmBanbury Grimsbury and Hightown OX16 4FA
  • OX16 4FA
  • Other postcodes in OX16 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0645, longitude -1.3162)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OX16 4FA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OX16 4FA?

Every home and business at OX16 4FA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cherwell: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cherwell: 98%

The line marks the figure across Cherwell.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at OX16 4FA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX16 4FA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX16 4FA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OX16 4FA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OX16 4FA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cherwell

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX16 4FA: 2,058 properties in Cherwell are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Cherwell

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of OX16 4FA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OX16 4FA?

Homes in OX16 4 sold for a typical £237,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, down 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£237,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£247,000
12 months to August 2026
£237,500

▼ down 3.8% on the 12 months before

Detached£351,000 8 sales
Semi-detached£271,000 8 sales
Terraced£245,500 10 sales
Flat or maisonette£137,500 14 sales

Across the whole OX16 district: a typical £292,500 from 531 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in OX16 4FA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in OX16 4FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 February 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX16 4FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around OX16 4FA. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (100%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OX16 4FA

Band D in Cherwell for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,009 (band B) to £3,731 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,009.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,722
Band Babout 180 (31%)£2,009
Band Cabout 160 (27%)£2,296
Band Dabout 80 (14%)£2,583
Band Eabout 160 (27%)£3,157
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,731
Band Gwithheld£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 100% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cherwell before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OX16 4FA is in (ONS area E01028439), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OX16 4FA?

The nearest open schools to OX16 4FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX16 4FA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to OX16 4FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX16 4FA is Banbury Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Banbury Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Kings Sutton Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ermont Way, 168 m away.

More stations near OX16 4FA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near OX16 4FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX16 4FA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OX16 4FA?

1 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX16 4FA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 32 chargers · CHAdeMO 750 mWalk
  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • Park & Charge Oxfordshire Charging point · 10 chargers 1.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OX16 4FA?

The nearest to the centre of OX16 4FA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OX16 4FA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OX16 4FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX16 4FA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OX16 4FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX16 4FA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OX16 4FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX16 4FA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OX16 4FA in a conservation area?

The centre of OX16 4FA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OX16 4FA?

Police.uk records 187 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX16 4FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences61 reports
Shoplifting36 reports
Anti-social behaviour26 reports
Public order15 reports
Other theft13 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports

Also: robbery 5, vehicle crime 4, drugs 4, burglary 3, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for OX16 4FA

Ward
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
Parish
Banbury
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Banbury
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 2000

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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