OX16 5EF postcode in Banbury, Oxfordshire

OX16 5EF is a postcode in Banbury, in the Banbury Cross and Neithrop 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. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 £190,000 Homes sold in OX16 5, last 12 months. ▲ 8% on the year before Nearest station Banbury 550 m in a straight line

Where OX16 5EF is, and what is near it

Map of OX16 5EF and what is near it Map of OX16 5EF: its centre point, with the 146 other postcodes in the OX16 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 20 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. OX16 5AA: also in OX16 5OX16 5AE: also in OX16 5OX16 5AF: also in OX16 5OX16 5AG: also in OX16 5OX16 5AH: also in OX16 5OX16 5AJ: also in OX16 5OX16 5AL: also in OX16 5OX16 5AP: also in OX16 5OX16 5AQ: also in OX16 5OX16 5AR: also in OX16 5OX16 5AS: also in OX16 5OX16 5AT: also in OX16 5OX16 5AU: also in OX16 5OX16 5AW: also in OX16 5OX16 5AX: also in OX16 5OX16 5AY: also in OX16 5OX16 5BA: also in OX16 5OX16 5BB: also in OX16 5OX16 5BD: also in OX16 5OX16 5BE: also in OX16 5OX16 5BF: also in OX16 5OX16 5BG: also in OX16 5OX16 5BH: also in OX16 5OX16 5BJ: also in OX16 5OX16 5BL: also in OX16 5OX16 5BN: also in OX16 5OX16 5BP: also in OX16 5OX16 5BQ: also in OX16 5OX16 5BS: also in OX16 5OX16 5BT: also in OX16 5OX16 5BU: also in OX16 5OX16 5BX: also in OX16 5OX16 5BY: also in OX16 5OX16 5BZ: also in OX16 5OX16 5DA: also in OX16 5OX16 5DB: also in OX16 5OX16 5DD: also in OX16 5OX16 5DE: also in OX16 5OX16 5DF: also in OX16 5OX16 5DG: also in OX16 5OX16 5DH: also in OX16 5OX16 5DJ: also in OX16 5OX16 5DL: also in OX16 5OX16 5DN: also in OX16 5OX16 5DQ: also in OX16 5OX16 5DR: also in OX16 5OX16 5DS: also in OX16 5OX16 5DT: also in OX16 5OX16 5DU: also in OX16 5OX16 5DW: also in OX16 5OX16 5DX: also in OX16 5OX16 5DY: also in OX16 5OX16 5DZ: also in OX16 5OX16 5EB: also in OX16 5OX16 5ED: also in OX16 5OX16 5EE: also in OX16 5OX16 5EG: also in OX16 5OX16 5EH: also in OX16 5OX16 5EJ: also in OX16 5OX16 5EL: also in OX16 5OX16 5EN: also in OX16 5OX16 5ER: also in OX16 5OX16 5ES: also in OX16 5OX16 5ET: also in OX16 5OX16 5EX: also in OX16 5OX16 5EY: also in OX16 5OX16 5FB: also in OX16 5OX16 5FD: also in OX16 5OX16 5HA: also in OX16 5OX16 5HB: also in OX16 5OX16 5HD: also in OX16 5OX16 5HE: also in OX16 5OX16 5HF: also in OX16 5OX16 5HH: also in OX16 5OX16 5HL: also in OX16 5OX16 5HN: also in OX16 5OX16 5HP: also in OX16 5OX16 5HQ: also in OX16 5OX16 5HR: also in OX16 5OX16 5HS: also in OX16 5OX16 5HT: also in OX16 5OX16 5HW: also in OX16 5OX16 5HX: also in OX16 5OX16 5JD: also in OX16 5OX16 5JE: also in OX16 5OX16 5JG: also in OX16 5OX16 5JH: also in OX16 5OX16 5JJ: also in OX16 5OX16 5JN: also in OX16 5OX16 5JS: also in OX16 5OX16 5JW: also in OX16 5OX16 5JZ: also in OX16 5OX16 5LA: also in OX16 5OX16 5LG: also in OX16 5OX16 5LJ: also in OX16 5OX16 5LL: also in OX16 5OX16 5LR: also in OX16 5OX16 5LS: also in OX16 5OX16 5LT: also in OX16 5OX16 5LU: also in OX16 5OX16 5LW: also in OX16 5OX16 5LX: also in OX16 5OX16 5LY: also in OX16 5OX16 5LZ: also in OX16 5OX16 5NA: also in OX16 5OX16 5NB: also in OX16 5OX16 5NG: also in OX16 5OX16 5NT: also in OX16 5OX16 5NU: also in OX16 5OX16 5NW: also in OX16 5OX16 5NX: also in OX16 5OX16 5NY: also in OX16 5OX16 5PE: also in OX16 5OX16 5PH: also in OX16 5OX16 5PN: also in OX16 5OX16 5PQ: also in OX16 5OX16 5PW: also in OX16 5OX16 5PY: also in OX16 5OX16 5QB: also in OX16 5OX16 5QE: also in OX16 5OX16 5QF: also in OX16 5OX16 5QW: also in OX16 5OX16 5TD: also in OX16 5OX16 5TE: also in OX16 5OX16 5TH: also in OX16 5OX16 5TR: also in OX16 5OX16 5TU: also in OX16 5OX16 5TY: also in OX16 5OX16 5UA: also in OX16 5OX16 5UD: also in OX16 5OX16 5UE: also in OX16 5OX16 5UH: also in OX16 5OX16 5UL: also in OX16 5OX16 5UN: also in OX16 5OX16 5UP: also in OX16 5OX16 5UW: also in OX16 5OX16 5XT: also in OX16 5 3 EV charging points, 800–900 mFrank Wise School 1.1 kmHightown Surgery 1.1 kmKings Sutton station 5.8 kmBanbury OX16 5EF Map of OX16 5EF and what is near it Map of OX16 5EF: its centre point, with the 146 other postcodes in the OX16 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 20 bus stops and 7 EV charging points (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Banbury Crossand Neithrop OX16 5EF
  • OX16 5EF
  • Other postcodes in OX16 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 20 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • 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 52.0614, longitude -1.3362)

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 5EF?

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 5EF?

Every home and business at OX16 5EF 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 5EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX16 5EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 5EF 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 5EF.

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 5EF: 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 5EF 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 5EF?

Homes in OX16 5 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, up 8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£176,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £300,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £146,250 12 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 5EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX16 5EF from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 5EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,320 homes in the neighbourhood around OX16 5EF. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 5EF

Band D in Cherwell for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,722 (band A) to £4,305 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,722.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 740 (56%)£1,722
Band Babout 480 (36%)£2,009
Band Cabout 50 (4%)£2,296
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,583
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,157
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,731
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,305
Band Hwithheld£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

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 5EF is in (ONS area E01028435), 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 5EF?

The nearest open schools to OX16 5EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX16 5EF, 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 5EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX16 5EF is Banbury Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Banbury Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Kings Sutton Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive

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

20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High Street, 119 m away.

More stations near OX16 5EF, 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 5EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX16 5EF, 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 5EF?

7 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX16 5EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Park & Charge Oxfordshire Charging point · 12 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Park & Charge Oxfordshire Charging point · 10 chargers 350 mWalk
  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk

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 5EF?

The nearest to the centre of OX16 5EF, 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 5EF?

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 5EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX16 5EF, 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 5EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX16 5EF, 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 5EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX16 5EF 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 5EF in a conservation area?

The centre of OX16 5EF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 5EF?

Police.uk records 345 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX16 5EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences116 reports
Anti-social behaviour52 reports
Shoplifting52 reports
Public order27 reports
Other theft26 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports

Also: drugs 13, burglary 8, vehicle crime 8, robbery 8, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 5, possession of weapons 3, other crime 3.

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 5EF

Ward
Banbury Cross and Neithrop
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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OX16 5JG30 mOX16 5EE30 mOX16 5JH40 mOX16 5AG40 mOX16 5FB50 mOX16 5DZ50 m
All of OX16

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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