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OX27 postcode area · Cherwell

The OX27 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Cherwell, West Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 66 to 79 across them. Every full OX27 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the OX27 district's neighbourhoods is Deddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords (80 out of 100, #1,376 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Marsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick (67). All 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £325,000 in Bicester East to £465,000 in Deddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Buckinghamshire, Cherwell and West Northamptonshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,375a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime41per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied72%

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 OX27 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +0.4% over 5 years · -5.3% over the year · 123 sales
Detached£532,500
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£350,000
Flat£215,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Deddington, Steeple Aston & HeyfordsCherwell 1,37680 £465,000
Kings Sutton, Greatworth & EvenleyWest Northamptonshire 1,39680 £420,000
Bicester EastCherwell 1,49278 £325,000
Caversfield, Ambrosden & FringfordCherwell 1,57577 £381,150
Marsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & TingewickBuckinghamshire 2,27467 £406,500

People living in OX27 Census 2021

Residents45,520
Median age (est.)43
Density104per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 23%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 OX27

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OX27 district.

Bicester

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OX27.

OX6 OX26 NN13 OX25 OX5 MK18 OX20 OX16

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.