OX27
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Caversfield and Marsh Gibbon, in Cherwell and Buckinghamshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an OX27 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In OX27, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How OX27 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is OX27 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in OX27 at a rate of 43.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in OX27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (122), other crime (119) and anti-social behaviour (43).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in OX27 was 67.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in OX27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so OX27 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in OX27
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire 004A | 1,122 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| Cherwell 010D | 1,913 | 36.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.1% |
| Cherwell 011B | 2,488 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.5% |
| Cherwell 011C | 1,381 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| Cherwell 011E | 1,100 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.5% |
MPs for OX27
- Calum MillerLiberal DemocratMP for Bicester and Woodstock67% of OX27’s postcodes
- Greg SmithConservativeMP for Mid Buckinghamshire18% of OX27’s postcodes
- Sean WoodcockLabourMP for Banbury15% of OX27’s postcodes
- Sarah BoolConservativeMP for South Northamptonshire0.3% of OX27’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in OX271
Postcode sectors in OX274
Councils OX27 covers2
Towns in OX271
Postcode districts next to OX277
Nearest rail stations1
More in the OX postcode area2
OX27 in brief
OX27 is a postcode district covering Caversfield and Marsh Gibbon, in Cherwell and Buckinghamshire.
About 8,261 people lived in OX27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £405,000 in 2025 across 139 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 43.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in OX27 was £405,000 in 2025.
OX27 had 7,780 usual residents at the census.
In OX27, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In OX27, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.