OX20 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX20 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.9%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the OX20 postcode district (Cherwell) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 268 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.
Around 0% of premises in OX20 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 OX20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX20 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 1AL | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| OX20 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| OX20 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 OX20
Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 83.3% |
| Burglary | 1 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 8.3% |
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 OX20
Based on 57 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX20 is £540,000, up 4.9% on the previous year (£515,000).
Detached
£860,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£570,000
13 sales
Terraced
£415,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£282,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Manor Road | OX20 1XS |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £536,500 | Semi-detached | Bear Close | OX20 1JS |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Flat | Ashford Close | OX20 1FF |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £650,000 | Semi-detached | Manor Road | OX20 1RT |
| 25 Feb 2026 | £830,000 | Detached | OX20 1ER | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | £282,000 | Flat | Shipton Road | OX20 1LW |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £610,000 | Terraced | Hensington Road | OX20 1JH |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced | Chaucers Lane | OX20 1SR |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £277,500 | Flat | Hensington Road | OX20 1JL |
| 14 Jan 2026 | £750,000 | Semi-detached | Park Close | OX20 1RN |
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 OX20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marlborough Church of England School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,088 | OX20 1LP |
| Woodstock Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 366 | OX20 1LL |
| Bladon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | OX20 1RW |
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 OX20
48 rated food businesses operate in OX20. 36 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Back Lane Tavern, Bears Club At Woodstock C Of E Primary School, Bladon School After School Club, Blenheim Palace Catering, Brothertons Brasserie.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX20
From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OX20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
12%
Band C
28%
Band D
38%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
Band G
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
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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.