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Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

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North Cherwell. About 11,244 people in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,424
2,278th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.6%
637th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown compares

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

Banbury Grimsbury and HightownMiddle
Population16 wards, Cherwell · 2021
Population: every ward in Cherwell16 areas from 8,452 to 14,156. The middle area is 9,678. Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown is 10,424.
10,4244th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Cherwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cherwell16 areas from 70.8% to 99.4%. The middle area is 89.7%. Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown is 91.1%.
91.1%7th highest
Claimant rate16 wards, Cherwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cherwell16 areas from 1.2% to 4.5%. The middle area is 1.9%. Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown is 3.0%.
3.0%4th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 wards, Cherwell · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cherwell16 areas from 59.1% to 71.5%. The middle area is 64.0%. Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown is 70.6%.
70.6%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Cherwell

These figures are published for the whole of Cherwell, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown 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
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown in brief

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown had 10,424 usual residents at the census.

In Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.6% of residents in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown were aged 15 to 64 at the census.