Postcode OX26 3HQ (Cherwell)

Map showing OX26 3HQ and nearby postcodes

The postcode OX26 3HQ is located in Cherwell, in the county of Oxfordshire. It was introduced in October 2000 and is an active postcode. OX26 3HQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

OX26 3HQ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of OX26 3HQ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to OX26 3HQ is Blake Road which is centered 102 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Buckingham Crescent and is 90 m away. The closest railway station is Bicester North Rail Station, 377 m away.

The closest primary school to OX26 3HQ (for ages 11 and under) is Bure Park Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 28, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Cooper School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 6, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of OX26 3HQ is The White Horse and is 435 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 1, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Pizza Hut Delivery and is 95 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 116.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 20.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for OX26 3HQ is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Oxfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to OX26 3HQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to OX26 3HQ, and the approximate distance away.

Blake Road 102 m
Woodfield Road 108 m
Stable Road 163 m
Buckingham Crescent 164 m
Buckingham Corner 165 m
Brashfield Road 189 m
Taylor Close 202 m
Buckingham Road 207 m
St Hilda's Close 216 m
Cedar Drive 223 m
Magdalen Close 260 m
Price Close 274 m
Bluebell Close 277 m
Windmill Avenue 286 m
Reedmace Road 290 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode OX26 3HQ

Introduction October 2000
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from OX26 3HQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Cooper School Good
(June 6, 2017)
481 m
Bure Park Primary School Good
(November 28, 2017)
549 m
Southwold Primary School Good
(January 24, 2019)
609 m
Brookside Primary School Good
(October 16, 2019)
669 m
Glory Farm Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
735 m
Bardwell School 758 m
Longfields Primary and Nursery School Good
(February 22, 2017)
845 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester Good
(October 19, 2017)
849 m
The Bicester School Good
(June 6, 2018)
915 m
King's Meadow Primary School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.34 km
Gagle Brook Primary School 1.49 km
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School Good
(November 24, 2016)
1.93 km
Langford Village Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.99 km
Whitelands Academy 2.33 km
Launton Church of England Primary School Good
(June 19, 2018)
2.34 km
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(March 7, 2017)
3.12 km
Bruern Abbey School 3.16 km
Five Acres Primary School Good
(December 1, 2016)
4.39 km
Fringford Church of England Primary School Good
(June 27, 2017)
5.58 km
Marsh Gibbon CofE Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
6.6 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from OX26 3HQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
September 11, 2020
95 m
Midcounties Co-operative Foodstore Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 5, 2016
95 m
Pizza Hut Delivery Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
95 m
Watts Lodge B And B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
April 1, 2019
179 m
Dominos Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 11, 2022
183 m
Toad Hall Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 24, 2020
231 m
Bassett Big Fish Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 2, 2020
325 m
Crispy Duck Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
September 18, 2019
325 m
Nashs Bakery Ltd Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
September 23, 2019
325 m
The Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 14, 2018
325 m
Child First Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 25, 2022
330 m
Little Italy Espresso Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 13, 2017
367 m
Ava House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
October 9, 2013
369 m
The Winston Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
October 21, 2015
369 m
Sandra Teddy Childcare Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
November 28, 2017
396 m
Apple Green Service Station Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
January 13, 2020
409 m
The White Horse Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 1, 2017
435 m
Fundamentals Childcare School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 24, 2019
474 m
Kings Preschool School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 1, 2018
474 m
Alliance In Partnership Cooper School Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 23, 2022
481 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to OX26 3HQ - Data from Apr 2022

Buckingham Crescent Bus Stop/Station 90 m
Buckingham Crescent Bus Stop/Station 99 m
Woodfield Road Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Woodfield Road Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Taylor Close Bus Stop/Station 173 m
Bicester North Rail Station Rail 377 m
Bicester North Rail Station Rail 424 m
Bicester Village Rail Station Rail 1.57 km
London Oxford Airport Air 13.73 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to OX26 3HQ - Data from Dec 2021

Foxey Leys Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Bignell Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Longlands Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
Robin Hood Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Cotmore Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Bainton Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Bignell Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.85 km
Big Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Round Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.96 km
Graven Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.06 km
Grunthill Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.14 km
Nettle Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Trigger Pond Inland Water 3.16 km
Gravenhill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km
Bainton Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.35 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for OX26 3HQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.3 Mbps 116.1 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 20.2 Mbps 29.96 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 116.2 20.2
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 67,878 kWh - mean 11,313 kWh : median 12,385 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 13,015 kWh - mean 2,169 kWh : median 2,502 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for OX26 3HQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Oxfordshire
Latitude 51.90693400
Longitude -1.15174300
OS Easting 458452
OS Northing 0223495
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
24205
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Thames Valley

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Banbury
County Electorial Division Bicester North ED
Electoral Ward Bicester North and Caversfield
Local Authority District Cherwell
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Oxfordshire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000177
Travel To Work Area Oxford

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Oxfordshire
Cancer Alliance Thames Valley
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Oxfordshire CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bicester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bicester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043667
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Cherwell 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Cherwell 012D
Output Area / Small Area 5A3