# OX5 2NS: area report for a postcode in Cherwell

OX5 2NS 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 2NS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) › [OX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox5) › [OX5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Cherwell 019C: 124 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **Oxford Parkway, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **No property in OX5 2NS 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=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cherwell 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **£355,981 average price**: For the whole of Cherwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at OX5 2NS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at OX5 2NS**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **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=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gosford Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gosford-hill-school-e138897) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-kidlington-e139530) | Primary | 170 m (2 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 | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Edward Feild Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-feild-primary-school-e151467) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [North Kidlington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-kidlington-primary-school-e123025) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £463,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £342,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £351,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| January 2025 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (10 m); THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: PARADE PHARMACY (660 m); KIDLINGTON PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: OXFORD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (370 m); ADP DENTAL CO. LTD. (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Oxford Road Food (450 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Sainsburys Kidlington (760 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). Cherwell 019C has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cherwell 019C was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 5,810th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,886** (2021). Cherwell 019C had 1,886 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,527th 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: 84.5%** (January 2026). In Cherwell 019C, 84.5% 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: 51.8155, -1.2808

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=-1.2808,51.8155,OX52NS

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