Chacombe

7°COvercast

• Today: 9° / 5° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:29

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, 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)

33 food businesses within 2 miles

• 29 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Banbury (4.5 km)
• 4 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: 172.9p · Asda (3.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (3.3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

22 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Banbury Gateway Shopping Park (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• 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

• In a conservation area (Chacombe)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 32 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

Sarah Bool

Conservative

South Northamptonshire

Source: UK Parliament

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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,725 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £42,411 avg

e.g. Night Nurse (RGN), Registered Nurse (RGN) - Bank - Care Home

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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 34% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in OX17

• Cropredy Surgery
• Katharine House Hospice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Northamptonshire:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 401 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND269 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth236 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills233 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks221 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

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

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  Chacombe · 0.4 km

  Chacombe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Banbury. It is bounded to the west by the River Cherwell, to the north by a tributary and to the south-east…

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  Chacombe Priory · 0.4 km

  Chacombe Priory was a priory of Augustinian canons at Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England. Hugh of Chacombe, lord of the manor of Chacombe, founded the priory in the reign of Henry II (1154–89), on low-lying land just…

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  All Saints' Church, Middleton Cheney · 1.9 km

  The Church of All Saints is the Church of England parish church of Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, England. It has been listed Grade I.

• Huscote, Banbury · 1.9 km

  Huscote was a tiny hamlet on the edge of north Oxfordshire, a rural area bordering with West Northamptonshire. The hamlet sits East of J11 of the M40. Predominantly agricultural land used for grazing. Census returns f…

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  Middleton Cheney · 1.9 km

  Middleton Cheney is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is about 3 miles (5 km) east of Banbury in Oxfordshire and about 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Brackley. The A422…

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