Cherwell

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• Today: 10° / 5° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:30

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

197 reported road collisions (2025)

57 killed or seriously injured · 259 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Heyford (4.6 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£355,981 average▲ 2.6% YoY

Across Cherwell · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,304 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY

• 1 bed £975
• 2 bed £1,217
• 3 bed £1,470

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,110 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Orchard House (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Cherwell sets out action plan to prevent homelessness and end rough sleeping· 3 Nov 2026
• £209,000 approved for local improvement projects across Cherwell· 3 Nov 2026
• Hearing dates for Local Plan announced· 30 Oct 2026
• The government has announced new minded-to decision for three new unitary councils· 29 Oct 2026
• Cherwell up for two awards as glass recycling tops 2,000 tonnes· 29 Oct 2026

Source: Cherwell Council

161,012 residents in Cherwell · 274/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,469
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,717
• Net moves+752

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 244 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 72,260)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

74 schools · 24,283 pupils

53 primary · 9 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

67 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cherwell

672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes149
• GP practices107
• Dentists167
• Homecare agencies173
• Hospitals & hospices16

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Oxfordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

251 applications decided

89.2% granted · 224 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Lab 8
• Con 8
• LD 18
• Grn 4
• Ref 6
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

16 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Asset Surveyor, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists, Residential End of Lease Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

£784 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,182 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 75,407 certificates

9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Banbury:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases507 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks336 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation242 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills174 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND155 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Fritwell & Somerton railway station · 0.2 km

  Fritwell & Somerton railway station was on the Oxford to Banbury line of the Great Western Railway, and was opened four years after the line, in September 1854. It was in the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire.

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  Somerton, Oxfordshire · 0.5 km

  Somerton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell valley about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Bicester. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 305.

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  North Aston · 2.0 km

  North Aston is a village and civil parish about 7+1⁄2 miles (12 km) south of Banbury and 10 miles (16 km) north of Oxford. The 2001 Census recorded its population as 212. The 2011 Census did not publish its population…

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  Cherwell (district) · 2.2 km

  Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district was created in 1974 and takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thame…

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  A4260 road · 2.8 km

  The A4260 is a road that leads from the A422 Henneff Way, Banbury, to Frieze Way near Oxford, England.

• Fritwell Manor · 2.8 km

  Fritwell Manor is a house in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)