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Cherwell Area Guide

OX5 1JE · Cherwell · South East

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for OX5 1JE.

Tue · 22 Sep
23°high
Cloudy13° low
Wed22°12° lowPartly cloudy23 Sep
Thu19°8° lowPartly cloudy24 Sep
Fri20°10° lowPartly cloudy25 Sep
Sat19°12° lowPartly cloudy26 Sep
Sun21°13° lowFair27 Sep
Today19°11° lowFair28 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Cherwell

OX5 1JE is in the Cherwell local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Oxford Parkway, about 2.1 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£380,000OX5 postcode district

22 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

174 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£353,632Cherwell

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+3.8%Cherwell

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £380,000 Use area average: £353,632
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Cherwell.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. North Kidlington Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.6 mi
  2. LVS OxfordOther independent special school · Ages 11–201.2 mi
  3. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, KidlingtonPrimary · Ages 2–111.2 mi
  4. West Kidlington Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.2 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,433 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding OX5 1JE—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 14.4%16–64 · 69.1%65+ · 16.5%
What area does this cover?

Cherwell 019A (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime53

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 26Other theft · 7Shoplifting · 5
Employment2.9%

Unemployment estimate for Cherwell · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Bicester and Woodstock.

Local councilCherwellLocal authority for OX5 1JE
Latest general election · 2024Liberal Democrats38.7% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Liberal Democrats38.7% of votes67.5% turnout
2019Conservative53.9% of votes73.9% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA341.7 miles
Clean air & driving chargesOxford Zero Emission Zone5.7 miles from central Oxford

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of OX5 1JE, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. BP Yarnton1.4 mi Unleaded (E10)173.9p16 SepDiesel197.9p22 Sep
  2. Yarnton Service Station1.4 mi Unleaded (E10)173.9p17 SepDiesel195.9p17 Sep
  3. SAINSBURYS KIDLINGTON1.7 mi Unleaded (E10)173.9p26 SepDiesel199.9p27 Sep
  4. Judds Garage4.2 mi Unleaded (E10)173.9p17 SepDiesel198.9p23 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Luton Airport

About 40.0 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Bullingdon9.0 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Shotover7.1 mi
  2. Wychwood8.5 mi
  3. Cothill9.5 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Thames Path2.8 mi
  2. The Ridgeway18.4 mi
  3. Cotswold Way25.5 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around OX5 1JE.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around OX5 1JE
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 22 Sep 2026, 00:44
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07