OX7 postcode area guide — Cherwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the OX7 postcode district in Cherwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in OX7
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.8%
Gigabit-capable
86.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the OX7 postcode district (Cherwell) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,064 postcodes Ofcom measures in OX7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.7%.
Around 0.1% of premises in OX7 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 OX7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| OX7 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AD | 100% | 0% |
| OX7 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| OX7 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| OX7 3AN | 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 OX7
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of OX7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 100.0% |
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 OX7
Based on 269 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in OX7 is £495,000, up 5.3% on the previous year (£470,000).
Detached
£648,000
103 sales
Semi-detached
£435,000
77 sales
Terraced
£366,250
53 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in OX7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Jubilee Lane | OX7 6FG |
| 7 May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Ticknell Piece Road | OX7 3TN |
| 7 May 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Hixet Wood | OX7 3SR |
| 6 May 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | High Street | OX7 3DA |
| 5 May 2026 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Lords Piece Road | OX7 5HT |
| 1 May 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced | Coopers Square | OX7 5DG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached | St Leonards Court | OX7 6XR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £322,500 | Terraced | South Street | OX7 7BU |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Stonelee Close | OX7 3LA |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | Foxfield | OX7 5DA |
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 OX7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipping Norton School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,035 | OX7 5DY |
| Wychwood Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 286 | OX7 6BD |
| Kingham Hill School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 286 | OX7 6TH |
| Kingham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 238 | OX7 6YD |
| St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | OX7 5DH |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton | Primary | 4–11 | 187 | OX7 5AX |
| Charlbury Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 160 | OX7 3TX |
| Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 112 | OX7 5SA |
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 OX7
226 rated food businesses operate in OX7. 178 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Society, Ace Childcare (The Ace Centre), Adams Of Enstone, Albertos, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in OX7
From a sample of 115 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 OX7 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
39%
Band D
33%
Band E
18%
Band F
6%
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 OX7 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.