# OX16 9GQ: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX16 9GQ 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 9GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16) › [OX16 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16-9)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Cherwell 006C: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **Banbury, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **No property in OX16 9GQ 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=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **£355,981 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX16 9GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OX16 9GQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **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=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wykham Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wykham-park-e138499) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Futures Institute Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/futures-institute-banbury-e140886) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-george-napier-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-e141146) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Queensway School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensway-school-e122996) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tudor Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-hall-school-e123274) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harriers Banbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harriers-banbury-academy-e139298) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Frank Wise School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frank-wise-school-e123332) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [The Grange Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-community-primary-school-e122997) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £447,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £570,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £456,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2023 | £812,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £387,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 230 m |
| September 2025 | £520,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Banbury Queensway (930 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,981** (August 2026). Cherwell’s average house price was £355,981 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Cherwell costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). Cherwell 006C has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,873rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 006C was £340,500 in 2025. Joint 12,317th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,982** (2021). Cherwell 006C had 1,982 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,588th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 006C, 99.9% 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: 52.0472, -1.3515

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), August 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=-1.3515,52.0472,OX169GQ

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