OX26 6NE postcode in Bicester, Oxfordshire

OX26 6NE 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 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 6NE can get it Across Cherwell: 89% Typical price £305,000 Homes sold in OX26 6, last 12 months. ▼ 6% on the year before Nearest station Bicester North 400 m in a straight line

Where OX26 6NE is, and what is near it

Map of OX26 6NE and what is near it Map of OX26 6NE: its centre point, with the 261 other postcodes in the OX26 6 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 17 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (7 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. OX26 6AA: also in OX26 6OX26 6AD: also in OX26 6OX26 6AE: also in OX26 6OX26 6AG: also in OX26 6OX26 6AH: also in OX26 6OX26 6AJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6AL: also in OX26 6OX26 6AN: also in OX26 6OX26 6AQ: also in OX26 6OX26 6AW: also in OX26 6OX26 6AY: also in OX26 6OX26 6AZ: also in OX26 6OX26 6BA: also in OX26 6OX26 6BB: also in OX26 6OX26 6BP: also in OX26 6OX26 6BS: also in OX26 6OX26 6BW: also in OX26 6OX26 6DE: also in OX26 6OX26 6DG: also in OX26 6OX26 6DJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6DP: also in OX26 6OX26 6DQ: also in OX26 6OX26 6DR: also in OX26 6OX26 6DS: also in OX26 6OX26 6DT: also in OX26 6OX26 6DU: also in OX26 6OX26 6DZ: also in OX26 6OX26 6EA: also in OX26 6OX26 6EB: also in OX26 6OX26 6ED: also in OX26 6OX26 6EE: also in OX26 6OX26 6EF: also in OX26 6OX26 6EH: also in OX26 6OX26 6EJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6ES: also in OX26 6OX26 6EX: also in OX26 6OX26 6EY: also in OX26 6OX26 6FA: also in OX26 6OX26 6FH: also in OX26 6OX26 6FJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6FL: also in OX26 6OX26 6FW: also in OX26 6OX26 6GA: also in OX26 6OX26 6GB: also in OX26 6OX26 6GD: also in OX26 6OX26 6GE: also in OX26 6OX26 6HL: also in OX26 6OX26 6HN: also in OX26 6OX26 6HT: also in OX26 6OX26 6HX: also in OX26 6OX26 6HY: also in OX26 6OX26 6HZ: also in OX26 6OX26 6JB: also in OX26 6OX26 6JD: also in OX26 6OX26 6JE: also in OX26 6OX26 6JF: also in OX26 6OX26 6JJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6JL: also in OX26 6OX26 6JQ: also in OX26 6OX26 6JS: also in OX26 6OX26 6JT: also in OX26 6OX26 6JU: also in OX26 6OX26 6JW: also in OX26 6OX26 6JX: also in OX26 6OX26 6LG: also in OX26 6OX26 6LJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6LP: also in OX26 6OX26 6NA: also in OX26 6OX26 6NB: also in OX26 6OX26 6ND: also in OX26 6OX26 6NF: also in OX26 6OX26 6NQ: also in OX26 6OX26 6NT: also in OX26 6OX26 6NU: also in OX26 6OX26 6NX: also in OX26 6OX26 6NY: also in OX26 6OX26 6PA: also in OX26 6OX26 6PB: also in OX26 6OX26 6PD: also in OX26 6OX26 6PE: also in OX26 6OX26 6PF: also in OX26 6OX26 6PG: also in OX26 6OX26 6PH: also in OX26 6OX26 6PJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6PP: also in OX26 6OX26 6PQ: also in OX26 6OX26 6PR: also in OX26 6OX26 6PS: also in OX26 6OX26 6PT: also in OX26 6OX26 6PU: also in OX26 6OX26 6PX: also in OX26 6OX26 6QB: also in OX26 6OX26 6QD: also in OX26 6OX26 6QG: also in OX26 6OX26 6QH: also in OX26 6OX26 6QJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6QL: also in OX26 6OX26 6QN: also in OX26 6OX26 6QP: also in OX26 6OX26 6QR: also in OX26 6OX26 6QT: also in OX26 6OX26 6QU: also in OX26 6OX26 6QW: also in OX26 6OX26 6QX: also in OX26 6OX26 6QY: also in OX26 6OX26 6RD: also in OX26 6OX26 6RH: also in OX26 6OX26 6RJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6RL: also in OX26 6OX26 6RN: also in OX26 6OX26 6RP: also in OX26 6OX26 6RR: also in OX26 6OX26 6RS: also in OX26 6OX26 6RT: also in OX26 6OX26 6RU: also in OX26 6OX26 6RW: also in OX26 6OX26 6RX: also in OX26 6OX26 6RY: also in OX26 6OX26 6SG: also in OX26 6OX26 6SH: also in OX26 6OX26 6SJ: also in OX26 6OX26 6SL: also in OX26 6OX26 6SN: also in OX26 6OX26 6SP: also in OX26 6OX26 6SQ: also in OX26 6OX26 6TA: also in OX26 6OX26 6TB: also in OX26 6OX26 6TD: also in OX26 6 5 places, 850 m–1.0 km3 EV charging points, 900 mGP 1.5 kmBicester OX26 6NE Map of OX26 6NE and what is near it Map of OX26 6NE: its centre point, with the 261 other postcodes in the OX26 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 8 EV charging points (7 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 4 places, 900–950 mBicester OX26 6NE
  • OX26 6NE
  • Other postcodes in OX26 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9009, longitude -1.1538)

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 6NE?

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 6NE?

Every home and business at OX26 6NE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

OX26 6NE 100% Cherwell 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

OX26 6NE 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 6NE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX26 6NE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX26 6NE 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 6NE 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 6NE.

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 6NE: 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 6NE 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 6NE?

Homes in OX26 6 sold for a typical £305,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 151 sales, down 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£305,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£324,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £505,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 52 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £184,975 28 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 6NE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in OX26 6NE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 2025. 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 6NE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around OX26 6NE. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (21%). 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 6NE

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 240 (22%)£1,722
Band Babout 400 (36%)£2,009
Band Cabout 260 (24%)£2,296
Band Dabout 110 (10%)£2,583
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£3,157
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,731
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 OX26 6NE is in (ONS area E01035735), 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 6NE?

The nearest open schools to OX26 6NE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX26 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX26 6NE is Bicester North Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bicester North Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Bicester Village Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bicester North Station, 232 m away.

More stations near OX26 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX26 6NE, 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 6NE?

14 within 1 km 24 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX26 6NE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • 7kW Cattle Market Car Park Charging point · 10 chargers 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 850 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 6NE?

The nearest to the centre of OX26 6NE, 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 6NE?

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 6NE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX26 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX26 6NE, 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 6NE?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX26 6NE 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 6NE in a conservation area?

The centre of OX26 6NE 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 OX26 6NE?

Police.uk records 267 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX26 6NE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting97 reports
Violence and sexual offences72 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Public order19 reports
Other theft13 reports
Bicycle theft12 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 10, vehicle crime 6, possession of weapons 6, robbery 4, other crime 4, burglary 2, theft from the person 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 6NE

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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Nearby postcodes

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

OX26 6NA30 mOX26 6NQ40 mOX26 6NX50 mOX26 6ND50 mOX26 6TD60 mOX26 6NF70 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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