OX26 5AA postcode in Bicester, Oxfordshire

OX26 5AA is a postcode in Bicester, in the Bicester East 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 High flood risk 1 of 5 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at OX26 5AA can get it Across Cherwell: 89% Typical price £440,000 Homes sold in OX26 5, last 12 months. ▲ 25.7% on the year before Nearest station Bicester North 1.4 km in a straight line

Where OX26 5AA is, and what is near it

Map of OX26 5AA and what is near it Map of OX26 5AA: its centre point, with the 38 other postcodes in the OX26 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX26 5AE: also in OX26 5OX26 5AF: also in OX26 5OX26 5AG: also in OX26 5OX26 5AH: also in OX26 5OX26 5AL: also in OX26 5OX26 5AN: also in OX26 5OX26 5AP: also in OX26 5OX26 5AQ: also in OX26 5OX26 5AR: also in OX26 5OX26 5BU: also in OX26 5OX26 5DA: also in OX26 5OX26 5DB: also in OX26 5OX26 5DD: also in OX26 5OX26 5DE: also in OX26 5OX26 5DF: also in OX26 5OX26 5DG: also in OX26 5OX26 5DH: also in OX26 5OX26 5DJ: also in OX26 5OX26 5DL: also in OX26 5OX26 5DP: also in OX26 5OX26 5DQ: also in OX26 5OX26 5DR: also in OX26 5OX26 5DS: also in OX26 5OX26 5DT: also in OX26 5OX26 5DU: also in OX26 5OX26 5DW: also in OX26 5OX26 5DX: also in OX26 5OX26 5DY: also in OX26 5OX26 5DZ: also in OX26 5OX26 5EA: also in OX26 5OX26 5EB: also in OX26 5OX26 5ED: also in OX26 5OX26 5EE: also in OX26 5OX26 5EF: also in OX26 5OX26 5EG: also in OX26 5OX26 5EH: also in OX26 5 Launton and Otmoor OX26 5AA Map of OX26 5AA and what is near it Map of OX26 5AA: its centre point, with the 38 other postcodes in the OX26 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.2 kmLaunton and Otmoor OX26 5AA
  • OX26 5AA
  • Other postcodes in OX26 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 51.9059, longitude -1.1305)

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 5AA?

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 5AA?

Every home and business at OX26 5AA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX26 5AA 100% Cherwell 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX26 5AA 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 5AA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX26 5AA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX26 5AA 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 5AA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 5 homes and businesses at OX26 5AA. 1 is in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.

5 homes and businesses at OX26 5AA High: 1Low: 4

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 5AA: 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 5AA 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 5AA?

Homes in OX26 5 sold for a typical £440,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 25.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£440,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 25.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £463,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £315,000 5 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 5AA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in OX26 5AA 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

Food hygiene ratings at OX26 5AA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at OX26 5AA. 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 5AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around OX26 5AA. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (47%). 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 5AA

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 £3,157 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,296.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,722
Band Babout 70 (12%)£2,009
Band Cabout 320 (54%)£2,296
Band Dabout 150 (25%)£2,583
Band Eabout 50 (8%)£3,157
Band Fwithheld£3,731
Band Gfewer than 5£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 46% 1965 to 1982
  6. 47% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 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 5AA is in (ONS area E01028455), 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 5AA?

The nearest open schools to OX26 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX26 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX26 5AA is Bicester North Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Bicester North Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Bicester Village Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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 Bicester Road, 109 m away.

More stations near OX26 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX26 5AA, 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 5AA?

4 within 1 km 23 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX26 5AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk
  • A charging point 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 OX26 5AA?

The nearest to the centre of OX26 5AA, 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 5AA?

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 5AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX26 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX26 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX26 5AA 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 5AA in a conservation area?

The centre of OX26 5AA 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 5AA?

Police.uk records 70 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX26 5AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Public order4 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: bicycle theft 2, other crime 2, burglary 1, vehicle crime 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 5AA

Ward
Bicester East
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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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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