OX26 1BF postcode in Bicester, Oxfordshire

OX26 1BF is a postcode in Bicester, in the Bicester South and Ambrosden ward of Cherwell. It is in the Bicester and Woodstock parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since November 2015.

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 99% of homes and businesses at OX26 1BF can get it Across Cherwell: 89% Typical price £415,000 Homes sold in OX26 1, last 12 months. ▼ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Bicester Village 1.2 km in a straight line

Where OX26 1BF is, and what is near it

Map of OX26 1BF and what is near it Map of OX26 1BF: its centre point, with the 136 other postcodes in the OX26 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX26 1AA: also in OX26 1OX26 1AB: also in OX26 1OX26 1AD: also in OX26 1OX26 1AE: also in OX26 1OX26 1AF: also in OX26 1OX26 1AG: also in OX26 1OX26 1AH: also in OX26 1OX26 1AJ: also in OX26 1OX26 1AL: also in OX26 1OX26 1AN: also in OX26 1OX26 1AP: also in OX26 1OX26 1AQ: also in OX26 1OX26 1AR: also in OX26 1OX26 1AS: also in OX26 1OX26 1AT: also in OX26 1OX26 1AU: also in OX26 1OX26 1AW: also in OX26 1OX26 1AX: also in OX26 1OX26 1AY: also in OX26 1OX26 1AZ: also in OX26 1OX26 1BA: also in OX26 1OX26 1BB: also in OX26 1OX26 1BD: also in OX26 1OX26 1BE: also in OX26 1OX26 1BG: also in OX26 1OX26 1BH: also in OX26 1OX26 1BJ: also in OX26 1OX26 1BL: also in OX26 1OX26 1BN: also in OX26 1OX26 1BP: also in OX26 1OX26 1BQ: also in OX26 1OX26 1BS: also in OX26 1OX26 1BT: also in OX26 1OX26 1BU: also in OX26 1OX26 1BW: also in OX26 1OX26 1BX: also in OX26 1OX26 1BY: also in OX26 1OX26 1BZ: also in OX26 1OX26 1DA: also in OX26 1OX26 1DB: also in OX26 1OX26 1DE: also in OX26 1OX26 1DF: also in OX26 1OX26 1DH: also in OX26 1OX26 1DN: also in OX26 1OX26 1DP: also in OX26 1OX26 1DQ: also in OX26 1OX26 1DR: also in OX26 1OX26 1DS: also in OX26 1OX26 1DU: also in OX26 1OX26 1DW: also in OX26 1OX26 1DX: also in OX26 1OX26 1DY: also in OX26 1OX26 1DZ: also in OX26 1OX26 1EA: also in OX26 1OX26 1EB: also in OX26 1OX26 1ED: also in OX26 1OX26 1EE: also in OX26 1OX26 1EF: also in OX26 1OX26 1EG: also in OX26 1OX26 1EJ: also in OX26 1OX26 1EL: also in OX26 1OX26 1EN: also in OX26 1OX26 1EP: also in OX26 1OX26 1EQ: also in OX26 1OX26 1ER: also in OX26 1OX26 1ES: also in OX26 1OX26 1ET: also in OX26 1OX26 1EU: also in OX26 1OX26 1EW: also in OX26 1OX26 1EX: also in OX26 1OX26 1EY: also in OX26 1OX26 1EZ: also in OX26 1OX26 1FA: also in OX26 1OX26 1FB: also in OX26 1OX26 1FD: also in OX26 1OX26 1FE: also in OX26 1OX26 1FF: also in OX26 1OX26 1FG: also in OX26 1OX26 1FH: also in OX26 1OX26 1FJ: also in OX26 1OX26 1FL: also in OX26 1OX26 1FN: also in OX26 1OX26 1FP: also in OX26 1OX26 1FQ: also in OX26 1OX26 1FR: also in OX26 1OX26 1FS: also in OX26 1OX26 1FT: also in OX26 1OX26 1FU: also in OX26 1OX26 1FW: also in OX26 1OX26 1FX: also in OX26 1OX26 1FY: also in OX26 1OX26 1FZ: also in OX26 1OX26 1GA: also in OX26 1OX26 1GB: also in OX26 1OX26 1GD: also in OX26 1OX26 1GE: also in OX26 1OX26 1GF: also in OX26 1OX26 1GG: also in OX26 1OX26 1TN: also in OX26 1OX26 1TZ: also in OX26 1OX26 1UD: also in OX26 1OX26 1UN: also in OX26 1OX26 1UP: also in OX26 1OX26 1UR: also in OX26 1OX26 1US: also in OX26 1OX26 1UT: also in OX26 1OX26 1UU: also in OX26 1OX26 1UW: also in OX26 1OX26 1UX: also in OX26 1OX26 1UY: also in OX26 1OX26 1XA: also in OX26 1OX26 1XB: also in OX26 1OX26 1XD: also in OX26 1 GP 1.9 kmBicester OX26 1BF Map of OX26 1BF and what is near it Map of OX26 1BF: its centre point, with the 136 other postcodes in the OX26 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bicester South and Ambrosden OX26 1BF
  • OX26 1BF
  • Other postcodes in OX26 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.8922, longitude -1.1664)

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 OX26 1BF?

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 OX26 1BF?

Every home and business at OX26 1BF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 99% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX26 1BF 99% Cherwell 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX26 1BF 100% Cherwell 98%
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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 OX26 1BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX26 1BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX26 1BF 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 OX26 1BF 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 OX26 1BF.

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 OX26 1BF: 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 OX26 1BF 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 OX26 1BF?

Homes in OX26 1 sold for a typical £415,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 69 sales, down 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£415,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £555,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £385,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £364,250 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £290,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole OX26 district: a typical £340,000 from 451 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 OX26 1BF

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in OX26 1BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 March 2026. The middle price was £457,500, from £395,000 to £510,000. Across OX26 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £415,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at OX26 1BF

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at OX26 1BF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX26 1BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around OX26 1BF. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (41%). 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 OX26 1BF

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 B, the most common, is £2,009.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,722
Band Babout 170 (23%)£2,009
Band Cabout 160 (22%)£2,296
Band Dabout 110 (15%)£2,583
Band Eabout 170 (23%)£3,157
Band Fabout 90 (12%)£3,731
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 41% 2010 to 2019
  9. 39% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964: 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 OX26 1BF is in (ONS area E01035736), 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 OX26 1BF?

The nearest open schools to OX26 1BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX26 1BF, 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 OX26 1BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX26 1BF is Bicester Village Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Bicester Village Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Bicester North Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pioneer Way, 59 m away.

More stations near OX26 1BF, 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 OX26 1BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX26 1BF, 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 OX26 1BF?

7 within 1 km 21 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX26 1BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Enelx Charging point · 2 chargers 350 mWalk
  • Enelx Charging point · 2 chargers 350 mWalk
  • Enelx Charging point · 2 chargers 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.

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

Which dentists are near OX26 1BF?

The nearest to the centre of OX26 1BF, 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 OX26 1BF?

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 OX26 1BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX26 1BF, 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 OX26 1BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX26 1BF, 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 OX26 1BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX26 1BF 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 OX26 1BF in a conservation area?

The centre of OX26 1BF 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 OX26 1BF?

Police.uk records 211 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX26 1BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting77 reports
Violence and sexual offences52 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Public order15 reports
Bicycle theft13 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: vehicle crime 6, possession of weapons 6, criminal damage and arson 5, robbery 4, burglary 2, theft from the person 2, other crime 2.

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 OX26 1BF

Ward
Bicester South and Ambrosden
Parish
Bicester
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Bicester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2015

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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