# OX5 1GQ: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX5 1GQ 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 OX5 1GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox5) › [OX5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Cherwell 019B: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **Oxford Parkway, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **No property in OX5 1GQ 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=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **£356,935 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **No gigabit broadband at OX5 1GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **Low road and rail noise at OX5 1GQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **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=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [William Fletcher Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-fletcher-primary-school-e123023) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [LVS Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lvs-oxford-e141208) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [North Kidlington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kidlington-primary-school-e123025) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-kidlington-e139530) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-kidlington-primary-and-nursery-school-e144398) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £650,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £770,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2024 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £537,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2026 | £512,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WESTLAKE PHARMACY (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Yarnton (400 m, Budgens)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.8** (2025). Cherwell 019B has a deprivation score of 3.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,664th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 019B was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 5,742nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,627** (2021). Cherwell 019B had 1,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,806th 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: 83.7%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 019B, 83.7% 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.

## OX5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in OX5 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,285** (2021). OX5 had 24,285 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,213th 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: 48%** (2022). About 48% of people in OX5 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In OX5, 89.7% 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: 51.8126, -1.3097

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=-1.3097,51.8126,OX51GQ

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