OX16 3WP postcode in Banbury, Oxfordshire

OX16 3WP is a postcode in Banbury, in the Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown ward of Cherwell. It is in the Banbury parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since June 2000.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cherwell: 89% Typical price £257,500 Homes sold in OX16 3, last 12 months. ▼ 6.4% on the year before Nearest station Banbury 1.1 km in a straight line

Where OX16 3WP is, and what is near it

Map of OX16 3WP and what is near it Map of OX16 3WP: its centre point, with the 94 other postcodes in the OX16 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX16 3AB: also in OX16 3OX16 3AD: also in OX16 3OX16 3ED: also in OX16 3OX16 3HA: also in OX16 3OX16 3HB: also in OX16 3OX16 3HD: also in OX16 3OX16 3HE: also in OX16 3OX16 3HF: also in OX16 3OX16 3HG: also in OX16 3OX16 3HH: also in OX16 3OX16 3HJ: also in OX16 3OX16 3HL: also in OX16 3OX16 3HN: also in OX16 3OX16 3HP: also in OX16 3OX16 3HQ: also in OX16 3OX16 3HR: also in OX16 3OX16 3HS: also in OX16 3OX16 3HT: also in OX16 3OX16 3HU: also in OX16 3OX16 3HW: also in OX16 3OX16 3HX: also in OX16 3OX16 3HY: also in OX16 3OX16 3HZ: also in OX16 3OX16 3JA: also in OX16 3OX16 3JB: also in OX16 3OX16 3JD: also in OX16 3OX16 3JE: also in OX16 3OX16 3JF: also in OX16 3OX16 3JJ: also in OX16 3OX16 3JL: also in OX16 3OX16 3JN: also in OX16 3OX16 3JP: also in OX16 3OX16 3JR: also in OX16 3OX16 3JS: also in OX16 3OX16 3JU: also in OX16 3OX16 3JW: also in OX16 3OX16 3JX: also in OX16 3OX16 3JZ: also in OX16 3OX16 3LA: also in OX16 3OX16 3LB: also in OX16 3OX16 3LD: also in OX16 3OX16 3LE: also in OX16 3OX16 3LF: also in OX16 3OX16 3LG: also in OX16 3OX16 3LH: also in OX16 3OX16 3LJ: also in OX16 3OX16 3LL: also in OX16 3OX16 3LN: also in OX16 3OX16 3LQ: also in OX16 3OX16 3LR: also in OX16 3OX16 3LU: also in OX16 3OX16 3LW: also in OX16 3OX16 3ND: also in OX16 3OX16 3NE: also in OX16 3OX16 3NF: also in OX16 3OX16 3NN: also in OX16 3OX16 3QH: also in OX16 3OX16 3QL: also in OX16 3OX16 3QN: also in OX16 3OX16 3QP: also in OX16 3OX16 3QR: also in OX16 3OX16 3QS: also in OX16 3OX16 3QT: also in OX16 3OX16 3RA: also in OX16 3OX16 3RL: also in OX16 3OX16 3SP: also in OX16 3OX16 3TA: also in OX16 3OX16 3TB: also in OX16 3OX16 3TL: also in OX16 3OX16 3TS: also in OX16 3OX16 3TX: also in OX16 3OX16 3TY: also in OX16 3OX16 3UT: also in OX16 3OX16 3UU: also in OX16 3OX16 3WA: also in OX16 3OX16 3WB: also in OX16 3OX16 3WE: also in OX16 3OX16 3WF: also in OX16 3OX16 3WG: also in OX16 3OX16 3WH: also in OX16 3OX16 3WJ: also in OX16 3OX16 3WL: also in OX16 3OX16 3WN: also in OX16 3OX16 3WQ: also in OX16 3OX16 3WR: also in OX16 3OX16 3WS: also in OX16 3OX16 3WT: also in OX16 3OX16 3WX: also in OX16 3OX16 3WY: also in OX16 3OX16 3YT: also in OX16 3OX16 3ZN: also in OX16 3OX16 3ZP: also in OX16 3OX16 3ZW: also in OX16 3 GP 1.9 kmKings Sutton station 5.9 kmBanbury OX16 3WP Map of OX16 3WP and what is near it Map of OX16 3WP: its centre point, with the 94 other postcodes in the OX16 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 13 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown OX16 3WP
  • OX16 3WP
  • Other postcodes in OX16 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0685, longitude -1.3196)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OX16 3WP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OX16 3WP?

Every home and business at OX16 3WP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cherwell: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cherwell: 98%

The line marks the figure across Cherwell.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at OX16 3WP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX16 3WP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX16 3WP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OX16 3WP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OX16 3WP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cherwell

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX16 3WP: 2,058 properties in Cherwell are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Cherwell

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of OX16 3WP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OX16 3WP?

Homes in OX16 3 sold for a typical £257,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 58 sales, down 6.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£257,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £299,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £237,500 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £155,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OX16 district: a typical £292,500 from 531 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in OX16 3WP

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in OX16 3WP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 June 2026. The middle sale was £435,000, from £420,000 to £475,000. Across OX16 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £257,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near OX16 3WP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around OX16 3WP. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (100%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OX16 3WP

Band D in Cherwell for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,009 (band B) to £3,731 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,009.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,722
Band Babout 180 (31%)£2,009
Band Cabout 160 (27%)£2,296
Band Dabout 80 (14%)£2,583
Band Eabout 160 (27%)£3,157
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,731
Band Gwithheld£4,305
Band Hfewer than 5£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 100% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cherwell before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OX16 3WP is in (ONS area E01028439), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OX16 3WP?

The nearest open schools to OX16 3WP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX16 3WP, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to OX16 3WP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX16 3WP 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 5.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Brinkburn Grove, 116 m away.

More stations near OX16 3WP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near OX16 3WP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX16 3WP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OX16 3WP?

2 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX16 3WP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 32 chargers · CHAdeMO 350 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OX16 3WP?

The nearest to the centre of OX16 3WP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OX16 3WP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OX16 3WP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX16 3WP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OX16 3WP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX16 3WP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OX16 3WP?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX16 3WP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OX16 3WP in a conservation area?

The centre of OX16 3WP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OX16 3WP?

Police.uk records 199 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX16 3WP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Shoplifting38 reports
Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Public order18 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Other theft13 reports

Also: drugs 7, robbery 7, theft from the person 4, burglary 3, vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for OX16 3WP

Ward
Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown
Parish
Banbury
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Banbury
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 2000

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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OX16 3HW110 mOX16 3WS120 mOX16 3WY140 mOX16 3WR150 mOX16 3HN150 mOX16 3WT150 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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