OX16 postcode area · Banbury

The OX16 postcode district covers Banbury and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cherwell, West Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 22 to 90 across them. Every full OX16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The OX16 district contains both ends of the scale: Banbury Calthorpe at 91 out of 100 (#622 of 6,856 in England) against Banbury Ruscote at 23, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £248,000 in Banbury Grimsbury to £426,998 in Bodicote, Adderbury & Bloxham — a 1.7× gap within the OX16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cherwell and West Northamptonshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,448a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the OX16 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +9.3% over 5 years · +0.5% over the year · 721 sales

Detached£436,750

Semi-detached£315,000

Terraced£256,500

Flat£158,500

Cherwell£358,000

South East£385,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Banbury CalthorpeCherwell	622	91	£310,000
Bodicote, Adderbury & BloxhamCherwell	642	91	£426,998
Banbury EasingtonCherwell	1,184	83	£361,500
Middleton Cheney & Chipping WardenWest Northamptonshire	1,499	78	£390,000
Banbury HardwickCherwell	1,835	73	£292,250
Cropredy, Wroxton & ShenningtonCherwell	2,130	69	£380,000
Banbury GrimsburyCherwell	3,768	45	£248,000
Banbury NeithropCherwell	4,248	38	£257,500
Banbury RuscoteCherwell	5,290	23	£267,500

People living in OX16 Census 2021

Residents77,030

Median age (est.)40

Density360per km²

No qualifications18%

Degree or above32%

No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 21%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Associate professional	13%
Managers & directors	13%
Elementary	12%
Process & plant	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	8%

Ethnic group

White 88%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 37% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 18%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in OX16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OX16 district.

Banbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OX16.

OX17 OX15 NN13 OX27 CV47 OX25 OX6 NN11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.