OX16Banbury, Cherwell, England

House prices in OX16, Banbury

Homes in OX16 sold for a median of £300,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,399 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 6 postcode districts in the Cherwell council area with at least 100 sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,693 per square metre, from 50 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 16% below the £4,375 median for the South East.

Median sale price£300,0001,399 standard sales
Middle half of prices£238,000 to £375,000
Price per m²£3,693/m²From 50 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in OX16, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached362£430,000£375,000 to £490,000Too few
Semi-detached494£310,000£270,000 to £345,000Too few
Terraced346£257,000£235,000 to £292,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes197£158,000£126,000 to £182,000Too few

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 35% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 26%.

Flats here sold for a median of £158,000, 17% less than the £191,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in OX16

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in OX16 9, around Banbury, with a median of £360,000, and lowest in OX16 5, around Banbury, at £182,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in OX16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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List the 179 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in OX16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
OX16 9QW£575,0003
OX16 9JG£532,00013
OX16 0TU£515,0003
OX16 9PF£506,00014
OX16 5HD£495,0006
OX16 9JU£477,0005
OX16 9PD£476,00011
OX16 9NS£475,0003
OX16 9GT£470,0003
OX16 1BA£468,0004
OX16 3WX£454,0004
OX16 9LN£450,0003
OX16 9GP£446,0003
OX16 2DH£442,5004
OX16 9GH£442,0009
OX16 9WT£441,00016
OX16 1LL£435,0006
OX16 3WP£435,0005
OX16 9ZD£435,00013
OX16 9GJ£430,0006
OX16 0TR£420,0003
OX16 9PB£417,0004
OX16 9TP£416,5003
OX16 3ZN£415,0003
OX16 9AU£415,0003
OX16 1JX£410,0009
OX16 9XG£403,00017
OX16 9XN£400,0003
OX16 0UG£395,0003
OX16 1LG£395,00011
OX16 9XS£394,0006
OX16 1LQ£392,50010
OX16 9EG£390,0003
OX16 9LB£390,0003
OX16 2DA£387,0007
OX16 9EU£385,0003
OX16 9ZL£382,5004
OX16 1JW£380,0005
OX16 9NN£380,00017
OX16 9GD£377,5004
OX16 1AA£375,5004
OX16 1JN£375,00010
OX16 0FN£374,0006
OX16 0FF£372,5003
OX16 1WH£367,5004
OX16 1HW£363,00011
OX16 9LS£361,5003
OX16 0UB£360,0003
OX16 9DG£360,0003
OX16 9FF£360,0003
OX16 1AR£358,50011
OX16 2DR£357,5005
OX16 3WS£350,0005
OX16 9AP£350,0003
OX16 9NY£350,0003
OX16 1XQ£345,0003
OX16 1YA£345,0003
OX16 2DN£345,0005
OX16 9NH£341,0003
OX16 1AG£340,0003
OX16 2DL£340,0005
OX16 9FP£338,0003
OX16 1EJ£335,0003
OX16 1HX£335,0005
OX16 1LS£335,0005
OX16 0ED£334,0006
OX16 2DD£333,5006
OX16 4FD£332,5004
OX16 1JH£330,00020
OX16 1YH£330,0003
OX16 1HP£326,0004
OX16 3QL£325,0003
OX16 9YN£321,5004
OX16 1BD£320,0003
OX16 1EQ£320,0006
OX16 1HG£320,0003
OX16 1UU£320,00010
OX16 2DS£320,0007
OX16 1BF£317,5006
OX16 3HL£317,5003
OX16 4FB£317,5003
OX16 9BX£312,5004
OX16 9SR£312,5004
OX16 1HF£310,0007
OX16 9BJ£310,0003
OX16 1ET£308,5003
OX16 3HA£304,5004
OX16 9ST£301,0004
OX16 2NT£300,0003
OX16 9SU£300,0003
OX16 3RL£298,50010
OX16 9PQ£297,5004
OX16 1GB£295,0004
OX16 1YB£295,0003
OX16 9YE£295,0003
OX16 0SA£293,0003
OX16 1UE£292,5003
OX16 4FU£292,5006
OX16 9YT£292,5005
OX16 1DX£292,0003
OX16 2NN£291,0003
OX16 2DF£287,5004
OX16 9QQ£287,0005
OX16 0NY£285,0003
OX16 3WE£285,0003
OX16 0JE£280,0003
OX16 2DG£278,5004
OX16 0RL£275,0004
OX16 3JD£275,0003
OX16 9HQ£275,0007
OX16 3HJ£274,5004
OX16 1BL£272,5004
OX16 0EB£270,0003
OX16 2DP£270,0003
OX16 1BN£267,0003
OX16 9JB£265,5004
OX16 2DQ£265,0003
OX16 4FG£263,5006
OX16 0XF£262,5004
OX16 1UG£262,5004
OX16 9PP£262,0003
OX16 0LA£260,0004
OX16 2WD£260,0007
OX16 3TX£260,0003
OX16 9HD£260,0003
OX16 0UX£255,0003
OX16 5HN£255,0003
OX16 2NP£250,0003
OX16 4FE£250,0005
OX16 4FN£250,0003
OX16 1UP£248,0004
OX16 1UJ£247,5004
OX16 1QB£245,5003
OX16 0DJ£245,0004
OX16 0UT£245,0003
OX16 9XZ£242,5003
OX16 4SQ£241,0003
OX16 1UL£240,0005
OX16 1UX£240,0003
OX16 1QE£235,0003
OX16 3LL£235,0005
OX16 3JF£230,0003
OX16 1XN£221,0003
OX16 0TP£220,0003
OX16 1YR£220,0003
OX16 1YT£220,0007
OX16 2FA£220,0004
OX16 2TD£220,0009
OX16 1YP£212,5003
OX16 9JS£210,0003
OX16 1LT£206,5003
OX16 9RY£203,5006
OX16 1EY£198,0006
OX16 3WL£193,0005
OX16 3WN£185,0006
OX16 5DE£180,5008
OX16 9DF£180,0003
OX16 9TD£180,0005
OX16 4QT£170,0003
OX16 9FZ£169,0003
OX16 3NN£167,0004
OX16 5HS£165,0004
OX16 1ES£163,0003
OX16 4QR£163,0004
OX16 2SZ£162,0007
OX16 0FJ£160,0007
OX16 4RQ£158,5005
OX16 3WQ£155,0006
OX16 2EQ£153,0004
OX16 0FS£150,0003
OX16 4QW£139,5006
OX16 2SY£132,5004
OX16 2AT£121,5004
OX16 9XT£117,5004
OX16 2AU£110,00011
OX16 4NL£110,0003
OX16 2PA£87,5007
OX16 5EY£77,5004
OX16 5EZ£71,0004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £220,000
  2. 2017: £240,000
  3. 2018: £256,000
  4. 2019: £260,000
  5. 2020: £270,000
  6. 2021: £280,000
  7. 2022: £290,000
  8. 2023: £285,000
  9. 2024: £294,000
  10. 2025: £300,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £293,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 36%, from £220,000 in 2016 to £300,000 in 2025, more than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Cherwell council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. OX16 is the cheapest.

  1. OX15 Banbury£435,000
  2. OX25 Bicester£420,500
  3. OX27 Bicester£405,000
  4. OX5 Kidlington£400,000
  5. OX26 Bicester£341,000
  6. OX16 Banbury, this district£300,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of OX16, from the sales in OX16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Banbury Calthorpe and Easington 264 sales£370,000
  2. Banbury Hardwick 313 sales£300,000
  3. Banbury Ruscote 159 sales£275,000
  4. Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown 271 sales£260,000
  5. Banbury Cross and Neithrop 273 sales£240,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £90,920 for a flat on Coopers Gate to £470,000 for a detached house on Thenford Way.

The latest standard sales recorded in OX16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 35 Thenford WaySold for £470,000OX16 2DSSold on 25 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 123 Coopers GateSold for £90,920OX16 2WDSold on 25 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 8 Elton RoadSold for £465,000OX16 9TLSold on 25 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 27 Church ViewSold for £435,000OX16 9NBSold on 22 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 83 St Annes RoadSold for £277,500OX16 9DYSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 5 Bath RoadSold for £371,000OX16 0TUSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 128 Bretch HillSold for £260,000OX16 0NASold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  8. 43 Coopers GateSold for £118,500OX16 2EQSold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  9. 43 Hereford WaySold for £240,000OX16 1FTSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  10. 116 Broughton RoadSold for £246,000OX16 9QQSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Britannia Road, Banbury£107,50020 sales
  • Lunnun Road, Banbury£330,00020 sales
  • Parklands, Banbury£207,00020 sales
  • Blackwell Drive, Banbury£483,50018 sales
  • Boundary Way, Banbury£380,00017 sales

Living in OX16

Crime

92 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 74 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,583 a year in Cherwell for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 84 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in OX16, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A50.5%, England and Wales 0.4%
B515.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C50153.4%, England and Wales 46.9%
D31833.9%, England and Wales 38.1%
E525.5%, England and Wales 7.3%
F91.0%, England and Wales 1.9%
G30.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in OX16, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900303.2%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929798.4%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949828.7%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196616217.3%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198225427.1%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199517218.3%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201113414.3%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later262.8%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,399 standard sales in OX16 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 14% were new builds and 14% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.