OX26 3WT postcode in Bicester, Oxfordshire

OX26 3WT is a postcode in Bicester, in the Bicester North and Caversfield 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 October 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 at OX26 3WT can get it Across Cherwell: 89% Typical price £369,500 Homes sold in OX26 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.6% on the year before Nearest station Bicester North 1.3 km in a straight line

Where OX26 3WT is, and what is near it

Map of OX26 3WT and what is near it Map of OX26 3WT: its centre point, with the 132 other postcodes in the OX26 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. OX26 3AA: also in OX26 3OX26 3AB: also in OX26 3OX26 3AD: also in OX26 3OX26 3AF: also in OX26 3OX26 3AG: also in OX26 3OX26 3AH: also in OX26 3OX26 3BP: also in OX26 3OX26 3DX: also in OX26 3OX26 3DY: also in OX26 3OX26 3DZ: also in OX26 3OX26 3EA: also in OX26 3OX26 3EB: also in OX26 3OX26 3ED: also in OX26 3OX26 3EE: also in OX26 3OX26 3EF: also in OX26 3OX26 3EG: also in OX26 3OX26 3EH: also in OX26 3OX26 3EJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3EL: also in OX26 3OX26 3EN: also in OX26 3OX26 3EP: also in OX26 3OX26 3EQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3ER: also in OX26 3OX26 3ES: also in OX26 3OX26 3EU: also in OX26 3OX26 3EW: also in OX26 3OX26 3EX: also in OX26 3OX26 3EY: also in OX26 3OX26 3EZ: also in OX26 3OX26 3FB: also in OX26 3OX26 3FD: also in OX26 3OX26 3FR: also in OX26 3OX26 3FS: also in OX26 3OX26 3FT: also in OX26 3OX26 3FX: also in OX26 3OX26 3FY: also in OX26 3OX26 3FZ: also in OX26 3OX26 3GA: also in OX26 3OX26 3GB: also in OX26 3OX26 3GD: also in OX26 3OX26 3HA: also in OX26 3OX26 3HD: also in OX26 3OX26 3HE: also in OX26 3OX26 3HF: also in OX26 3OX26 3HG: also in OX26 3OX26 3HH: also in OX26 3OX26 3HJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3HL: also in OX26 3OX26 3HN: also in OX26 3OX26 3HQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3HS: also in OX26 3OX26 3HW: also in OX26 3OX26 3HX: also in OX26 3OX26 3NJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3NL: also in OX26 3OX26 3NP: also in OX26 3OX26 3SQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3SR: also in OX26 3OX26 3TE: also in OX26 3OX26 3TJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3TP: also in OX26 3OX26 3TT: also in OX26 3OX26 3US: also in OX26 3OX26 3UT: also in OX26 3OX26 3UU: also in OX26 3OX26 3UX: also in OX26 3OX26 3WA: also in OX26 3OX26 3WB: also in OX26 3OX26 3WD: also in OX26 3OX26 3WE: also in OX26 3OX26 3WF: also in OX26 3OX26 3WG: also in OX26 3OX26 3WH: also in OX26 3OX26 3WJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3WL: also in OX26 3OX26 3WN: also in OX26 3OX26 3WP: also in OX26 3OX26 3WQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3WR: also in OX26 3OX26 3WS: also in OX26 3OX26 3WU: also in OX26 3OX26 3WW: also in OX26 3OX26 3WX: also in OX26 3OX26 3WY: also in OX26 3OX26 3WZ: also in OX26 3OX26 3XA: also in OX26 3OX26 3XB: also in OX26 3OX26 3XD: also in OX26 3OX26 3XE: also in OX26 3OX26 3XF: also in OX26 3OX26 3XH: also in OX26 3OX26 3XJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3XL: also in OX26 3OX26 3XN: also in OX26 3OX26 3XP: also in OX26 3OX26 3XQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3XR: also in OX26 3OX26 3XS: also in OX26 3OX26 3XT: also in OX26 3OX26 3XW: also in OX26 3OX26 3XX: also in OX26 3OX26 3XZ: also in OX26 3OX26 3YA: also in OX26 3OX26 3YB: also in OX26 3OX26 3YD: also in OX26 3OX26 3YE: also in OX26 3OX26 3YF: also in OX26 3OX26 3YG: also in OX26 3OX26 3YH: also in OX26 3OX26 3YJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3YL: also in OX26 3OX26 3YN: also in OX26 3OX26 3YP: also in OX26 3OX26 3YQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3YR: also in OX26 3OX26 3YS: also in OX26 3OX26 3YU: also in OX26 3OX26 3YW: also in OX26 3OX26 3YX: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZA: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZB: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZD: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZE: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZF: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZG: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZH: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZJ: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZL: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZN: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZP: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZQ: also in OX26 3OX26 3ZW: also in OX26 3 GP 2.9 kmBicester North and Caversfield OX26 3WT Map of OX26 3WT and what is near it Map of OX26 3WT: its centre point, with the 132 other postcodes in the OX26 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.9 kmBicester North and Caversfield OX26 3WT
  • OX26 3WT
  • Other postcodes in OX26 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 4 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 51.9141, longitude -1.1574)

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 3WT?

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 3WT?

Every home and business at OX26 3WT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX26 3WT 100% Cherwell 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX26 3WT 100% Cherwell 98%
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 OX26 3WT?

Plenty of time.

Next collection, in 5 days

Tuesday 27 October

Green Bin

  • Tue 3 Nov Blue Bin
Every collection, on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data, read at 07:31 on 22 October 2026. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OX26 3WT 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 3WT.

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 3WT: 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 3WT 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 3WT?

Homes in OX26 3 sold for a typical £369,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, up 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£369,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £490,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £351,250 18 sales
  • Terraced £280,000 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 3WT

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in OX26 3WT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 March 2024. 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 OX26 3WT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around OX26 3WT. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (69%). 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 3WT

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 £4,305 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,157.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,722
Band Babout 70 (9%)£2,009
Band Cabout 170 (23%)£2,296
Band Dabout 140 (19%)£2,583
Band Eabout 260 (35%)£3,157
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,731
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£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. 69% 1983 to 1999
  7. 31% 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, 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 OX26 3WT is in (ONS area E01028460), 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 3WT?

The nearest open schools to OX26 3WT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX26 3WT, 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 3WT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX26 3WT is Bicester North Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Bicester North Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Bicester Village Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Banbury Road Roundabout, 125 m away.

More stations near OX26 3WT, 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 3WT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX26 3WT, 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 3WT?

4 within 1 km 23 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX26 3WT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk
  • BP ChargeMaster Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk
  • Chargemaster Charging point · 2 chargers 600 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 OX26 3WT?

The nearest to the centre of OX26 3WT, 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 3WT?

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 3WT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX26 3WT, 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 3WT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX26 3WT, 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 3WT?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX26 3WT 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 3WT in a conservation area?

The centre of OX26 3WT 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 3WT?

Police.uk records 86 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX26 3WT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences39 reports
Shoplifting12 reports
Public order7 reports
Other theft7 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: other crime 3, burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, possession of weapons 2, drugs 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 OX26 3WT

Ward
Bicester North and Caversfield
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
October 2000

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

OX26 3WF50 mOX26 3WD60 mOX26 3WA90 mOX26 3WU100 mOX26 3WE110 mOX26 3WZ110 m
All of OX26

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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