# Bicester

Town in Cherwell, South East.

Bicester is a town in Cherwell, South East. Median sale price £351,534 in 2025. Recorded crime 82.4 per 1,000 people. About 40,424 people.

Town. Code E63004154. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)

Bicester is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bicester 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: £351,534** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bicester was £351,534 in 2025. 266th 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/bicester#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 37,748** (2021). Bicester had 37,748 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 292nd 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/bicester#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in Bicester 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/bicester#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Bicester, 93.3% 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/bicester#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63004154) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in Bicester 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=E63004154) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 604 homes were sold in Bicester in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63004154) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bicester.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63004154) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bicester had 37,748 usual residents at the census.

## How Bicester compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bicester | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £351,534 | 75th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 37,748 | 50th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | 57th most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.3% | joint 65th highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Bicester safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicester at a rate of 82.4 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, 285 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bicester.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,129), shoplifting (898) and other crime (576).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bicester was 74.8 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 Bicester, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bicester has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Bicester

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherwell 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028478) | 1,381 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [Cherwell 011G](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035733) | 1,686 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| [Cherwell 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028459) | 1,442 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Cherwell 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028460) | 2,047 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [Cherwell 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028461) | 1,660 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Cherwell 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028462) | 1,577 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.9% |
| [Cherwell 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028455) | 1,493 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.5% |
| [Cherwell 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028456) | 1,457 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.7% |
| [Cherwell 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028457) | 1,369 | 29.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Cherwell 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028458) | 1,567 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.7% |
| [Cherwell 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028467) | 1,829 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% |
| [Cherwell 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028466) | 1,758 | 109.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.2% |
| [Cherwell 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028469) | 1,426 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.2% |
| [Cherwell 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028470) | 1,646 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Cherwell 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028471) | 1,346 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Cherwell 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028472) | 1,205 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [Cherwell 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028473) | 1,469 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| [Cherwell 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028463) | 2,592 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.2% |
| [Cherwell 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028464) | 1,645 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01028465) | 1,376 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Cherwell 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035735) | 1,740 | 339.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 75.3% |
| [Cherwell 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035736) | 1,228 | 492.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.7% |
| [Cherwell 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035737) | 1,912 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Cherwell 016H](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/neighbourhood/e01035738) | 1,702 | 87.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |

## 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.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Bicester

[OX25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox25), [OX26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox26), [OX27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox27)

## Middle areas in Bicester

[Bicester East](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/bicester-east), [Bicester North](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/bicester-north), [Bicester South](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/bicester-south), [Bicester West](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell/bicester-west)

## Towns near Bicester

[Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidlington), [Brackley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brackley), [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford), [Buckingham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/buckingham), [Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thame), [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury)

## Bicester in brief

Bicester is a town in Cherwell, South East.
About 40,424 people lived in Bicester in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £351,534 in 2025 across 604 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 82.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Bicester was £351,534 in 2025.
Bicester had 37,748 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Bicester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bicester, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004154
- Constituency: [Bicester and Woodstock †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bicester-and-woodstock)
- Council: [Cherwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 9.95 km²
- People, mid-2024: 40,424*
- Neighbourhoods: 24
- Output areas: 117

* 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

[Kidlington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidlington), [Brackley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brackley), [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford), [Buckingham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/buckingham), [Thame](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thame), [Banbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/banbury)

## Latest updates for Bicester

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004154

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bicester, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bicester#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 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/bicester