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

OX5 1HB 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 1HB 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 018C: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **Oxford Parkway, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **1 of 44 properties in OX5 1HB at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **£355,981 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX5 1HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **Low road and rail noise at OX5 1HB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **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=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-kidlington-e139530) | Primary | 430 m (5 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gosford Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gosford-hill-school-e138897) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Edward Feild Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-feild-primary-school-e151467) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [North Kidlington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kidlington-primary-school-e123025) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Fletcher Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-fletcher-primary-school-e123023) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £376,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £535,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £357,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £426,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (510 m); THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: PARADE PHARMACY (630 m); KIDLINGTON PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: OXFORD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Oxford Road Food (670 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Sainsburys Kidlington (780 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.0** (2025). Cherwell 018C has a deprivation score of 5.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,809th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 018C was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,313** (2021). Cherwell 018C had 1,313 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,956th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 018C, 98.0% 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.

## 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: 51.8129, -1.2869

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=-1.2869,51.8129,OX51HB

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