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Bicester East

Middle area

South east Cherwell. 7,894 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Bicester East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£330,000
Joint 2,911th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,715
4,037th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bicester East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicester East at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences209
Other crime83
Shoplifting65
Anti-social behaviour37
Criminal damage and arson36
Burglary19
Vehicle crime14
Robbery8
Drug offences7
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bicester East compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bicester EastMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Cherwell · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from £250,000 to £450,000. The middle area is £365,000. Bicester East is £330,000.
£330,0006th cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Cherwell · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 5,648 to 13,065. The middle area is 8,578. Bicester East is 7,715.
7,7159th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Cherwell · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bicester East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Cherwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 68.9% to 99.1%. The middle area is 90.2%. Bicester East is 93.3%.
93.3%8th highest

Is Bicester East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicester East at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bicester East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (209), other crime (83) and shoplifting (65).

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.

Figures for the whole of Cherwell

These figures are published for the whole of Cherwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Bicester East alone. See Cherwell

Average house price
£356,935
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,147
101st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
Joint 105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
Joint 55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bicester East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bicester East was £330,000 in 2025.

Bicester East had 7,715 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Bicester East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bicester East, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.