OX25 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX25 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX25
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.7%
Gigabit-capable
54.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the OX25 postcode district (Cherwell) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 497 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX25, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in OX25 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 OX25
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX25 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1AB | 50% | 0% |
| OX25 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| OX25 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| OX25 1LP | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1NX | 50% | 0% |
| OX25 1NY | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1NZ | 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.
House prices in OX25
Based on 139 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX25 is £415,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£415,000).
Detached
£627,500
56 sales
Semi-detached
£366,000
28 sales
Terraced
£320,000
43 sales
Flat / maisonette
£280,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX25
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £530,000 | Detached | Izzard Road | OX25 5AB |
| 15 May 2026 | £334,500 | Terraced | Broad Way | OX25 5AD |
| 8 May 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Chatham Close | OX25 5DD |
| 7 May 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced | Hopcraft Close | OX25 1QL |
| 7 May 2026 | £350,000 | Other | Hopcraft Close | OX25 1QL |
| 1 May 2026 | £430,000 | Terraced | New Row | OX25 2LW |
| 1 May 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | Grange Park | OX25 4SR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced | Dacey Drive | OX25 5AA |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | James Close | OX25 5BF |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £935,000 | Detached | Howard Road | OX25 5BD |
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 OX25
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyford Park School | All-through | 3–19 | 700 | OX25 5HD |
| Five Acres Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 315 | OX25 2SN |
| Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 194 | OX25 4SF |
| Graven Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 147 | OX25 2BF |
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 OX25
66 rated food businesses operate in OX25. 53 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ambrosden Out Of School Clubs, Ambrosden Post Office And Newsagents, Base at Beat, Ben Jonson, Bicester Avenue Garden Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX25
From a sample of 179 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 OX25 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
53%
Band C
15%
Band D
22%
Band E
5%
Band F
4%
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 OX25 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.