# OX17 2QJ: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

OX17 2QJ is a postcode in West Northamptonshire.

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 West Northamptonshire. Open the map at OX17 2QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [OX17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox17) › [OX17 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox17-2)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. West Northamptonshire 048B: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **Banbury, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **No property in OX17 2QJ 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=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 048B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX17 2QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at OX17 2QJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **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=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Middleton Cheney Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middleton-cheney-primary-academy-e139866) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chenderit School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chenderit-school-e137878) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chacombe-ceva-primary-academy-e140058) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 8% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £428,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £332,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2024 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £467,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2024 | £253,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MIDDLETON CHENEY PHARMACY (360 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Middleton Cheney (290 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £291,929** (July 2026). West Northamptonshire’s average house price was £291,929 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Northamptonshire earned a median of £38,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 157th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in West Northamptonshire costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st 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: 16.6** (2025). West Northamptonshire has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 119th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Northamptonshire 048B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). West Northamptonshire 048B has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 048B was £335,500 in 2025. Joint 12,660th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,218** (2021). West Northamptonshire 048B had 1,218 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,888th least 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: 80.2%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 048B, 80.2% 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.

## OX17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £420,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX17 was £420,250 in 2025. 523rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,453** (2021). OX17 had 18,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,202nd 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 OX17 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In OX17, 85.5% 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: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire)
- Centre: 52.0740, -1.2696

Council: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-northamptonshire): Sarah Bool (Conservative), 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=-1.2696,52.0740,OX172QJ

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