OX29 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX29 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX29
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the OX29 postcode district (Cherwell) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,001 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.5%.
Around 0.6% of premises in OX29 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 OX29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX29 0AA | 100% | 94.4% |
| OX29 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| OX29 0AN | 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.
House prices in OX29
Based on 260 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX29 is £435,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£435,000).
Detached
£580,000
105 sales
Semi-detached
£390,575
79 sales
Terraced
£357,000
55 sales
Flat / maisonette
£230,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £785,000 | Detached | Wroslyn Road | OX29 8HU |
| 15 May 2026 | £432,000 | Detached | Dovehouse Close | OX29 4EW |
| 8 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Broadmarsh Lane | OX29 8QP |
| 8 May 2026 | £737,500 | Other | Burford Road | OX29 0RZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £737,500 | Other | Burford Road | OX29 0RZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £275,000 | Other | Davis Close | OX29 8GE |
| 6 May 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Merton Close | OX29 4QE |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | Well Lane | OX29 7PA |
| 1 May 2026 | £346,000 | Semi-detached | Thornbury Road | OX29 4PW |
| 1 May 2026 | £660,000 | Other | OX29 6PZ |
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 OX29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,390 | OX29 4AP |
| Cokethorpe School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 574 | OX29 7PU |
| Eynsham Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 426 | OX29 4LJ |
| The King's School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 209 | OX29 6TA |
| Ducklington Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 190 | OX29 7US |
| Windrush Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 188 | OX29 7DL |
| Hanborough Manor CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 180 | OX29 8DJ |
| North Leigh Church of England School | Primary | 4–11 | 154 | OX29 6SS |
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 OX29
172 rated food businesses operate in OX29. 141 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & J Catering, Alan James Clinics, Allied Pharmacy Eynsham, Aramark @ Abbott Diabetes Care, Audley Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX29
From a sample of 162 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 OX29 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
53%
Band C
15%
Band D
20%
Band E
9%
Band F
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
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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.