# OX26 6YB: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX26 6YB 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 6YB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26) › [OX26 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26-6)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Cherwell 015B: 23 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **Bicester Village, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **No property in OX26 6YB 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=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **£355,981 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX26 6YB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **Low road and rail noise at OX26 6YB**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Langford Village Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langford-village-community-primary-school-e130962) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Graven Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/graven-hill-primary-school-e149750) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Longfields Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longfields-primary-and-nursery-school-e123008) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-bicester-e151182) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Launton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launton-church-of-england-primary-school-e123103) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e123007) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bicester School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bicester-school-e142024) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Whitelands Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitelands-academy-e147872) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £669,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £531,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2024 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £718,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bicester Village (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP (170 m)
- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (170 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Langford Village Express (170 m, Tesco); Aldi Bicester (990 m, Aldi)

## 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 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Cherwell 015B has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 015B was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,645** (2021). Cherwell 015B had 1,645 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,951st 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 015B, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 51.8899, -1.1395

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), 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=-1.1395,51.8899,OX266YB

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