# OX16 1LJ: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX16 1LJ 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 OX16 1LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16) › [OX16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Cherwell 001F: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **Banbury, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **No property in OX16 1LJ 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=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **£356,935 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **87% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at OX16 1LJ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **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=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Oxfordshire Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-oxfordshire-academy-e135365) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hardwick Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hardwick-primary-school-and-nursery-e146810) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Morris Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-morris-primary-school-e142409) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hill View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-primary-school-e145094) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hanwell Fields Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanwell-fields-community-school-e137910) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £499,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £479,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £409,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £151,250 | Terraced, new build, leasehold | 260 m |
| December 2024 | £599,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 290 m |
| June 2025 | £459,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 400 m |
| August 2026 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |
| September 2025 | £389,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Banbury Warwick Road Local (460 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Cherwell 001F has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 001F was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,727** (2021). Cherwell 001F had 1,727 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,451st 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 001F, 90.9% 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.

## OX16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX16 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,213** (2021). OX16 had 53,213 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 155th most 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 OX16 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In OX16, 88.9% 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: 52.0813, -1.3744

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.3744,52.0813,OX161LJ

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