Banbury
Banbury is covered by postcode districts OX15, OX16 and OX17. It is in the Cherwell council area, Oxfordshire.
Every postcode in Banbury, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 25
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 29
- At very low risk only: 29
- Not on the at-risk list: 1,211
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 1,294 postcodes in Banbury that ONS places, 25 have a home or business at high risk, 29 are at low risk at worst, 29 are at very low risk only and 1,211 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.0630, longitude -1.3432. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
25 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 10 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. OX16 2PA, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Banbury?
Homes sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.8% on the 12 months before. At 985 of the 1,262 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 148 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 83 of its 1,294 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. 4 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Banbury, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Banbury?
Homes in Banbury sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 509 sales, up 1.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £285,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £290,000
▲ up 1.8% on the 12 months before
Across the whole OX16 district, Banbury's main postcode district: a typical £292,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Banbury: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Banbury?
75 of the 1,294 postcodes now in use in Banbury came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 28 of the 727 homes sold in Banbury were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OX16 district, 19%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Banbury | Across the OX16 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 509 (0%) | 22 of 531 (4%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 28 of 727 (4%) | 168 of 868 (19%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Banbury?
Ofcom reports on 1,262 of the 1,294 postcodes in Banbury. At 985 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Banbury at risk of flooding?
83 of the 1,294 postcodes in Banbury have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 148 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Banbury?
The open schools at the postcodes in Banbury (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury350 m 226 pupils, 210 places
- St John's Priory School650 m 55 pupils, 160 places
- Harriers Banbury Academy750 m 408 pupils, 460 places
- Frank Wise School800 m 119 pupils, 117 places
- Queensway School1.0 km 398 pupils, 420 places
- Hill View Primary School1.1 km 495 pupils, 670 places
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury1.2 km 197 pupils, 210 places
- Dashwood Banbury Academy1.3 km 456 pupils, 466 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Banbury?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Banbury is Banbury Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.
- Banbury Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
- Kings Sutton Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive
- Heyford Rail Station Railway station 16.3 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Banbury?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Banbury. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Windrush Surgery450 m
- Banbury Cross Health Centre650 m
- Hightown Surgery1.4 km
- Woodlands Surgery1.6 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Banbury safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 4,265 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Banbury over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 338 September 2025
- 374 October 2025
- 332 November 2025
- 317 December 2025
- 338 January 2026
- 366 February 2026
- 343 March 2026
- 353 April 2026
- 346 May 2026
- 377 June 2026
- 397 July 2026
- 384 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 112, other crime 68, robbery 57, bicycle theft 48, possession of weapons 35, theft from the person 29.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Banbury?
- District, borough or city council
- Cherwell
- County council
- Oxfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- Police force area
- Thames Valley
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Sean Woodcock (Labour)
All 1,294 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Banbury
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Cherwell about council tax Council tax, on cherwell.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Banbury
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Banbury postcodes
1,294 postcodes in use in Banbury, by district:
Those districts are all in the OX postcode area.
Check a Banbury postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Banbury
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Banbury's £290,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Banbury
- What is it like to live in Banbury?
- Homes sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.8% on the 12 months before. At 985 of the 1,262 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 148 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 83 of its 1,294 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. 4 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Banbury, 1.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Banbury?
- Banbury is covered by postcode districts OX15, OX16 and OX17, across 1,294 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Banbury in?
- Banbury is in the Cherwell council area, and Oxfordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Banbury?
- Banbury is in the Banbury parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sean Woodcock (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Banbury?
- Homes in Banbury sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 509 sales, up 1.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Banbury?
- In Banbury, primary schools at its postcodes include St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury, St John's Priory School and Harriers Banbury Academy; secondary schools at its postcodes include Frank Wise School, Futures Institute Banbury and Wykham Park. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Banbury have a railway station?
- Yes: Banbury is 1.1 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Banbury, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Banbury?
- Ofcom reports on 1,262 of the 1,294 postcodes in Banbury. At 985 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Banbury at risk of flooding?
- 83 of the 1,294 postcodes in Banbury have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 148 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Banbury?
- 75 of the 1,294 postcodes now in use in Banbury came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 28 of the 727 homes sold in Banbury were newly built (4%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the OX16 district, 19%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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