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Bicester West

Middle area

South east Cherwell. 8,867 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bicester West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£347,500
2,680th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,847
2,289th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bicester West compares

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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 West is £347,500.
£347,5008th lowest
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 West is 8,847.
8,8478th highest
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 West is 97.0%.
97.0%6th highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Cherwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 1.3% to 4.6%. The middle area is 1.9%. Bicester West is 2.0%.
2.0%9th highest

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 West 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bicester West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bicester West was £347,500 in 2025.

Bicester West had 8,847 usual residents at the census.

In Bicester West, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bicester West, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.