# OX15 5NQ: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX15 5NQ is a postcode in Cherwell.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cherwell. Open the map at OX15 5NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15) › [OX15 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox15-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Cherwell 009B: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **Banbury, 13 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **No property in OX15 5NQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **£356,935 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX15 5NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OX15 5NQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hook Norton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hook-norton-church-of-england-primary-school-e123097) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £1,014,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £257,781 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Budgens Hook Norton (40 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,935** (July 2026). Cherwell’s average house price was £356,935 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,147** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cherwell earned a median of £42,147 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 101st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in Cherwell costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.6** (2025). Cherwell has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 55th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cherwell 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.4** (2025). Cherwell 009B has a deprivation score of 10.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,198th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 009B was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,591** (2021). Cherwell 009B had 1,591 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,573rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 009B, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## OX15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX15 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,999** (2021). OX15 had 20,999 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,357th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in OX15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.7%** (January 2026). In OX15, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)
- Centre: 51.9954, -1.4830

Council: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury): Sean Woodcock (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4830,51.9954,OX155NQ

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