# Banbury

Town in Cherwell, South East.

Banbury is a town in Cherwell, South East. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 97.5 per 1,000 people. About 56,338 people.

Town. Code E63003818. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

Banbury is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Banbury add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Banbury was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 442nd most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 52,041** (2021). Banbury had 52,041 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 203rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Banbury 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.7%** (January 2026). In Banbury, 88.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63003818) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Banbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63003818) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 753 homes were sold in Banbury in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63003818) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Banbury.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63003818) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Banbury had 52,041 usual residents at the census.

## How Banbury compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Banbury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | 18th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 52,041 | 32nd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.7% | joint 83rd lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Banbury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banbury at a rate of 97.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 490 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Banbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,284), other crime (1,021) and anti-social behaviour (635).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Banbury was 98.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Banbury, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Banbury has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Banbury

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherwell 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035724) | 1,727 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.9% |
| [Cherwell 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028441) | 2,453 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.5% |
| [Cherwell 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028443) | 1,446 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| [Cherwell 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028444) | 1,414 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Cherwell 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01032943) | 2,194 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Cherwell 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01032944) | 1,333 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Cherwell 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028445) | 1,479 | 202.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 11.7% |
| [Cherwell 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028446) | 1,583 | 185.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.4% |
| [Cherwell 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028447) | 1,270 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028448) | 1,683 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028435) | 2,073 | 370.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 57.4% |
| [Cherwell 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028437) | 1,627 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.0% |
| [Cherwell 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028439) | 1,397 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Cherwell 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028440) | 1,637 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.5% |
| [Cherwell 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01032941) | 1,479 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.0% |
| [Cherwell 004H](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01032942) | 1,512 | 123.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.8% |
| [Cherwell 004I](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035725) | 1,210 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.2% |
| [Cherwell 004J](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035726) | 1,664 | 79.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.6% |
| [Cherwell 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028449) | 1,469 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028450) | 1,522 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.5% |
| [Cherwell 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028451) | 1,291 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| [Cherwell 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028452) | 1,474 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028453) | 1,406 | 114.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028454) | 1,722 | 119.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Cherwell 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028430) | 1,873 | 178.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.2% |
| [Cherwell 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028431) | 1,617 | 87.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.4% |
| [Cherwell 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028432) | 1,982 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Cherwell 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028433) | 1,610 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028434) | 1,941 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Cherwell 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028426) | 1,765 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Cherwell 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028427) | 1,460 | 166.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Cherwell 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028428) | 1,347 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Cherwell 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028429) | 1,076 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury): Sean Woodcock (Labour), 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.

## Council

[Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

## Postcode districts covering Banbury

[OX16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox16)

## Middle areas in Banbury

[Banbury Calthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/banbury-calthorpe), [Banbury Easington](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/banbury-easington), [Banbury Grimsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/banbury-grimsbury), [Banbury Hardwick](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/banbury-hardwick), [Banbury Neithrop](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/banbury-neithrop), [Banbury Ruscote](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/banbury-ruscote)

## Towns near Banbury

[Brackley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brackley), [Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southam), [Bicester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bicester), [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/daventry), [Buckingham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/buckingham), [Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidlington)

## Banbury in brief

Banbury is a town in Cherwell, South East.
About 56,338 people lived in Banbury in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 753 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 97.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Banbury was £290,000 in 2025.
Banbury had 52,041 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Banbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Banbury, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63003818
- Constituency: [Banbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/banbury)
- Council: [Cherwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 13.81 km²
- People, mid-2024: 56,338*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 168

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Brackley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brackley), [Southam](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southam), [Bicester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bicester), [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/daventry), [Buckingham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/buckingham), [Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidlington)

## Latest updates for Banbury

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003818

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury