OX16 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX16 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.7%
Gigabit-capable
76.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OX16 postcode district (Cherwell) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,270 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.6%.
Around 0% of premises in OX16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in OX16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX16 0AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| OX16 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| OX16 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| OX16 0AH | 100% | 83.3% |
| OX16 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| OX16 0AQ | 100% | 0% |
| OX16 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| OX16 0AT | 100% | 100% |
| OX16 0AX | 100% | 100% |
| OX16 0AY | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cherwell
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cherwell district (76,321 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
82.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
65.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
87.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in OX16
Police recorded 343 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 137 | 39.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 48 | 14.0% |
| Public order | 34 | 9.9% |
| Shoplifting | 33 | 9.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 26 | 7.6% |
| Other theft | 20 | 5.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 2.9% |
| Other crime | 10 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in OX16
Based on 562 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX16 is £285,000, down 5.1% on the previous year (£300,352).
Detached
£420,000
105 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
195 sales
Terraced
£253,000
164 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
85 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Riley Drive | OX16 1DS |
| 20 May 2026 | £287,000 | Semi-detached | The Magnolias | OX16 1XF |
| 19 May 2026 | £248,000 | Terraced | Wellesley Close | OX16 3QP |
| 15 May 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached | Kings Road | OX16 0DL |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached | Sage Close | OX16 1UU |
| 13 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Danesmoor | OX16 1QA |
| 13 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Bourton Road | OX16 2DL |
| 12 May 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | Chichester Walk | OX16 1YP |
| 8 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Chacombe Crescent | OX16 2DP |
| 8 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | West Bar Street | OX16 9RZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cherwell demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cherwell district (161,012 residents, 65,893 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.9% |
| 15–29 | 23.2% |
| 30–44 | 20.8% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 17.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65% |
| Private rented | 19.8% |
| Social rented | 11.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around OX16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Oxfordshire Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,004 | OX16 0UD |
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–18 | 943 | OX16 9DG |
| Wykham Park | Secondary | 11–18 | 800 | OX16 9HY |
| Hill View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 495 | OX16 1DN |
| Dashwood Banbury Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 456 | OX16 4RX |
| Hanwell Fields Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 454 | OX16 1ER |
| Orchard Fields Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 415 | OX16 0QT |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 408 | OX16 9JW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in OX16
382 rated food businesses operate in OX16. 277 hold the top rating of 5, 48 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 10 Restaurant & Wine Bar, 3flavours, A & C Fish Bar, A & Y Grocers, Africaribrit exotic foods.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX16
From a sample of 187 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OX16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
47%
Band D
43%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cherwell
Landlines around OX16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.