# OX25 3RQ: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX25 3RQ 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 OX25 3RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25) › [OX25 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25-3)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Cherwell 016B: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **Islip, 4.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **No property in OX25 3RQ 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=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **£356,935 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX25 3RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OX25 3RQ**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £535,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| July 2024 | £610,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| January 2025 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| December 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| May 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| March 2025 | £1,145,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| April 2023 | £785,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 480 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.1** (2025). Cherwell 016B has a deprivation score of 11.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,033rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £638,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 016B was £638,000 in 2025. 2,170th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,434** (2021). Cherwell 016B had 1,434 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,764th 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 016B, 90.0% 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.

## OX25 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX25 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,825** (2021). OX25 had 12,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 893rd 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: 62%** (2022). About 62% of people in OX25 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: 74.3%** (January 2026). In OX25, 74.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)
- Centre: 51.8687, -1.2267

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

## Your MP

- [Bicester and Woodstock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bicester-and-woodstock): Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat), 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=-1.2267,51.8687,OX253RQ

## How to cite

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