OX17 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX17 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX17
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
77.5%
Gigabit-capable
76.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the OX17 postcode district (Cherwell) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 707 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.3%.
Around 0.1% of premises in OX17 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 OX17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX17 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AB | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| OX17 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AG | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| OX17 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| OX17 1AP | 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 OX17
Police recorded 10 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 50.0% |
| Public order | 2 | 20.0% |
| Burglary | 1 | 10.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 10.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 10.0% |
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 OX17
Based on 171 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX17 is £400,000, down 5.9% on the previous year (£425,000).
Detached
£513,000
67 sales
Semi-detached
£344,950
62 sales
Terraced
£332,000
29 sales
Flat / maisonette
£207,500
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Poplars Close | OX17 2LW |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £382,000 | Detached | Chacombe Road | OX17 2QU |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £980,000 | Detached | OX17 1SQ | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £357,000 | Detached | Glovers Lane | OX17 2NU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Henge Close | OX17 3GA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £620,000 | Detached | Henge Close | OX17 3GA |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached | Wallin Road | OX17 3FA |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Helmdon Road | OX17 2DR |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £412,500 | Terraced | Hickman Close | OX17 2FA |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £505,000 | Detached | Deene Close | OX17 3LD |
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 OX17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenderit School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,104 | OX17 2QR |
| Middleton Cheney Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 322 | OX17 2PD |
| Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 260 | OX17 3NH |
| Cropredy Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 196 | OX17 1PU |
| Culworth Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 109 | OX17 2BB |
| Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 108 | OX17 3DN |
| Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 99 | OX17 2JA |
| Chipping Warden Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 93 | OX17 1LD |
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 OX17
119 rated food businesses operate in OX17. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Day in the Country, Adderbury Bowls Club, Adderbury Stores Ltd, Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Adderbury, Bambooh Education Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX17
From a sample of 115 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 OX17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
18%
Band D
31%
Band E
27%
Band F
8%
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 OX17 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.