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Cherwell

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
161,025
Households
65,911
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
65,911
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£344,063
Median property price
£1,203
Median rent
4,932
Postcodes
65,911
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£344,063
Median property price
£1,203
Median rent
4,932
Postcodes

Sold prices in Cherwell

England & Wales
Property sales · Cherwell
HM Land Registry · Cherwell
Average price
£387,806
YoY: -1.0%
Median price: £350,438
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 75 sales · avg £395,055
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£481k£415k£349k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Cherwell

England & Wales
Crime trends · Cherwell

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
408
YoY stable
480385290
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
128
YoY +51%
1308438
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
33
YoY stable
785022
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
44
YoY -8%
483420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
67
YoY stable
967145
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

1,007
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Cherwell

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Oxfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Cherwell is the district council. School applications go through Oxfordshire.

Apply for a primary place via Oxfordshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Cherwell

Heyford is a 69-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 5.5 km

  • Heyford

    Rail

    5.5 km
  • Kings Sutton

    Rail

    5.9 km
  • Tackley

    Rail

    9.7 km
  • Banbury

    Rail

    10.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Cherwell

GPs make up most of the mapped places

23 GPs · 10 Libraries · 5 Museums · 41 in all

  • GPs23
  • Libraries10
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Cherwell

Median private rent

£1,203/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£963
1 bed
£1,203
2 bed
£1,452
3 bed
£2,181
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Cherwell

Coordinates51.9670, -1.2784
Postcodes
4,932
Population (Census)
161,025
Households (Census)
65,911
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.3 per 1k

Demographics in Cherwell

Ethnicity

Total residents: 160,995
White Brit.77.9%
Other White9.1%
Pakistani2.0%
Indian1.7%
Other Asian1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 8.0%

Religion

Total residents: 161,002
Christian50.3%
No religion38.0%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim3.2%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 161,025
35–4920.8%
50–6419.8%
25–3414.2%
65–749.4%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%

Households

Total households: 65,911
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Other14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Any member 66+11.4%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 7 other households · 35.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cherwell

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.16 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.16 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).