# OX26 3XQ: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX26 3XQ 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 OX26 3XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26) › [OX26 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26-3)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Cherwell 012C: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **Bicester North, 1 km**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **No property in OX26 3XQ 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=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **£356,935 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX26 3XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OX26 3XQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **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=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Southwold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwold-primary-school-e142728) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bure Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bure-park-primary-school-e132057) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cooper School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cooper-school-e141069) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bardwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bardwell-school-e146683) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Glory Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glory-farm-primary-school-e141051) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gagle Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gagle-brook-primary-school-e141201) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e123007) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longfields Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longfields-primary-and-nursery-school-e123008) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £387,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2023 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bicester North (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (330 m); BICESTER PHARMACY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southwold Express (160 m, Tesco); Co-op Barberry Place Bicester (330 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Co-op Buckingham Road (Bicester) (550 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Co-op Bassett Avenue (800 m, Midcounties Co-operative); EG - OTM - Bicester (970 m, Spar)

## 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). Cherwell 012C has a deprivation score of 6.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,401st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 012C was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,660** (2021). Cherwell 012C had 1,660 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,210th 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 012C, 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.

## OX26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £351,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX26 was £351,000 in 2025. Joint 786th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,894** (2021). OX26 had 37,894 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 522nd 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: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in OX26 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: 92.9%** (January 2026). In OX26, 92.9% 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: 51.9123, -1.1529

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=-1.1529,51.9123,OX263XQ

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