OX3 postcode area guide — Cherwell

Where is OX3?

Broadband & internet speeds in OX3

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the OX3 postcode district (Cherwell) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 947 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75%.

Around 0.1% of premises in OX3 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 OX3

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Mobile signal around Cherwell

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cherwell district (76,321 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in OX3

Police recorded 228 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 OX3

Based on 319 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX3 is £436,000, down 2.0% on the previous year (£445,000).

Latest recorded sales in OX3

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around OX3

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 OX3

226 rated food businesses operate in OX3. 194 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABC Nursery, Afghan Cuisine, Aldi, Alice's Fish And Chips, Ampleforth Arms.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in OX3

From a sample of 252 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 OX3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 OX3 typically use:

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What's it like living in OX3?

Postcodes in OX3

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.