OX2 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX2 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OX2 postcode district (Cherwell) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,009 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.5%.
Around 0% of premises in OX2 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 OX2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX2 0AA | 100% | 93.8% |
| OX2 0AB | 100% | 80% |
| OX2 0AD | 100% | 96.3% |
| OX2 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| OX2 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| OX2 0AH | 100% | 82.4% |
| OX2 0AJ | 100% | 97.6% |
| OX2 0AL | 100% | 83.7% |
| OX2 0AN | 89.5% | 0% |
| OX2 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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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 OX2
Police recorded 82 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 24 | 29.3% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 15.9% |
| Public order | 10 | 12.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 9.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 8.5% |
| Other theft | 6 | 7.3% |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 4 | 4.9% |
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 OX2
Based on 412 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX2 is £585,000, down 4.9% on the previous year (£615,000).
Detached
£860,000
91 sales
Semi-detached
£570,000
113 sales
Terraced
£640,000
83 sales
Flat / maisonette
£355,000
112 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | The Glebe | OX2 9QB |
| 15 May 2026 | £677,000 | Detached | Hutchcomb Road | OX2 9HL |
| 15 May 2026 | £334,000 | Semi-detached | Beech Road | OX2 9EF |
| 8 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Bushy Close | OX2 9SJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £775,000 | Semi-detached | Salisbury Crescent | OX2 7TL |
| 8 May 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Plater Drive | OX2 6QU |
| 6 May 2026 | £825,000 | Terraced | St Bernards Road | OX2 6EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced | Swan Street | OX2 0BJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £1,270,000 | Detached | Banbury Road | OX2 7PL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Montagu Road | OX2 9AQ |
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 OX2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cherwell School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,023 | OX2 7EE |
| Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,255 | OX2 9JE |
| The Swan School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,057 | OX2 7WP |
| St Edward's School | Not applicable | 13–18 | 809 | OX2 7NN |
| Dragon School | Not applicable | 4–14 | 759 | OX2 6SS |
| Oxford High School GDST | Not applicable | 4–19 | 756 | OX2 6XA |
| d'Overbroeck's | Not applicable | 11–19 | 615 | OX2 7PL |
| St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | Primary | 4–11 | 391 | OX2 6AB |
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 OX2
304 rated food businesses operate in OX2. 243 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2 North Parade Stores, Adams Guest House, Alden's Fishmarket, Alden's Meatmaster, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX2
From a sample of 202 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 OX2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
34%
Band D
39%
Band E
19%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
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 OX2 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.