Cherwell
OX26 house prices in Cherwell
The median sold price in OX26 between 16 Dec 2025 and 29 Jul 2026 was £330,000 across 250 recorded sales. OX26 covers part of Cherwell around the Bicester East ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.
Get the OX26 OfferCheckTypical sold price
£330,000
Range £234,800–£542,000 · 250 real sales
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 29 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.
The median sold price in OX26, Cherwell, was £330,000 across 250 recorded sales between 16 Dec 2025 and 29 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,583 a year — Cherwell's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cherwell, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.
On the map
Where OX26 sits in Cherwell
Latest sales
The most recent sales in OX26
12, WEDGWOOD, BICESTER
Terraced · Freehold · 29 Jul 2026
£310,000
132, REDCAR ROAD, BICESTER
Terraced · Freehold · 22 Jul 2026
£325,000
58, MANSTON CLOSE, BICESTER
Terraced · Freehold · 22 Jul 2026
£295,000
18, JAPONICA CLOSE, BICESTER
Terraced · Freehold · 16 Jul 2026
£318,500
4, PURSLANE DRIVE, BICESTER
Detached · Freehold · 15 Jul 2026
£650,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)
The data, honestly
OX26 sold prices at a glance
Typical price
£330,000
Lower end
£234,800
Upper end
£542,000
Sample size
250 sales
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter — OX26
By property type
What each type sells for — OX26
Tenure mix
Freehold vs leasehold — OX26
225 freehold (90%)
25 leasehold (10%)
Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in OX26. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every OX26 sale.
Area data
What else the records hold on OX26
Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in OX26
Band D · Cherwell · 2026-27
£2,583
a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,722 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,009 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,296 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,583 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,157 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,731 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,305 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,166 |
These are Cherwell's charges for 2026-27, the authority OX26 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Cherwell · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near OX26
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Primary · Academies · OX26 2NX
212 m
Not graded
Brookside Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · OX26 2DB
246 m
Good · 2010
The Bicester School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · OX26 2NS
370 m
Good · 2024
Longfields Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · OX26 6QL
594 m
Good · 2012
Bure Park Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · OX26 3BP
979 m
Good · 2022
The Cooper School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · OX26 4RS
1.1 km
Requires improvement · 2022
King's Meadow Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · OX26 2LU
1.2 km
Good · 2015
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · OX26 1BF
1.2 km
Good · 2016
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the OX26 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Planning applications
Planning activity around OX26
Cherwell/26/01737/NMAUndecided
408 m
Change of material above dpc from brickwork to render matching that of original house (proposed as Non Material Amendment to 25/02402/F)
Received 2026-07-06
Cherwell/26/01204/FWithdrawn
237 m
Build 1no 3 bedroom bungalow on land to rear of property, demolish existing garage to make way for new driveway
Received 2026-05-12 · decided 2026-07-14
Cherwell/26/01143/TCAUndecided
332 m
T1 x Norway Maple-Remove.
Received 2026-05-08
Cherwell/26/01147/TCAUndecided
485 m
Magnolia soulangeana, Previously reduced with around 5 years vigorous regrowth, reduce or remove vigorous regrowth (upto 2.5m in length) and reshape the retained crown, approximating an overall reduction of 1.5-2m.
Received 2026-05-07
Cherwell/26/01096/CLUPRejected
400 m
Installation of PVC cladding on the top half of house, front and side only
Received 2026-04-29 · decided 2026-07-14
Cherwell/26/00931/CLUPPermitted
291 m
Hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and loft conversion and insertion of front facing rooflights
Received 2026-04-14 · decided 2026-06-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the OX26 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for OX26 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1230 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for OX26
Across the 12 sampled OX26 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 10 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
OX26 4UL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 10 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so OX26 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in OX26 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in OX26, band by band
Cherwell's council tax for 2026-27 set against the OX26 median sold price of £330,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCherwell | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £330,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,722 | £144 | 0.52% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,009 | £167 | 0.61% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,296 | £191 | 0.70% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,583 | £215 | 0.78% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,157 | £263 | 0.96% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,731 | £311 | 1.13% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,305 | £359 | 1.30% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,166 | £431 | 1.57% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the OX26 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cherwell, 2026-27.
Address by address
What individual homes in OX26 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 246 distinct addresses in the records we hold for OX26. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.
12, WEDGWOOD, BICESTER
OX26 4UL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-07-29
132, REDCAR ROAD, BICESTER
OX26 1BS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-07-22
58, MANSTON CLOSE, BICESTER
OX26 4FB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-07-22
18, JAPONICA CLOSE, BICESTER
OX26 3YB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£318,500
2026-07-16
4, PURSLANE DRIVE, BICESTER
OX26 3EE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-07-15
THE QUADRANGLE, KINGS END, BICESTER
OX26 6HZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£250,000
2026-07-10
72, SPRUCE DRIVE, BICESTER
OX26 3YN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-10
THE MARSH, BLACKTHORN ROAD, BICESTER
OX26 5DA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£490,000
2026-07-09
70, WHITELANDS WAY, BICESTER
OX26 1AB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£615,000
2026-07-07
135, AVOCET WAY, BICESTER
OX26 6YW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-06
8, CONIFER DRIVE, BICESTER
OX26 3GB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-06
25, CHURCHILL ROAD, BICESTER
OX26 4TR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£520,000
2026-07-06
32, FORTESCUE DRIVE, BICESTER
OX26 1UT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£595,000
2026-07-03
53, FAIR CLOSE, BICESTER
OX26 4YN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-03
13, ASPEN CLOSE, BICESTER
OX26 3XQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£288,000
2026-07-01
171, MERGANSER DRIVE, BICESTER
OX26 6UG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-01
22, LUCERNE AVENUE, BICESTER
OX26 3ZN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£452,000
2026-07-01
BELL LODGE, BARDWELL TERRACE, BICESTER
OX26 6RH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-06-30
2, WELLAND CROFT, BICESTER
OX26 2GD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-06-29
26, KNIGHTON WAY, BICESTER
OX26 1FJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,253
2026-06-29
21, WILLOW DRIVE, BICESTER
OX26 3XA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-06-26
THE OLD BAKEHOUSE, CRUMPS BUTTS, BICESTER
OX26 6EB · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-06-26
41, AVON CRESCENT, BICESTER
OX26 2LZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-06-26
7, SHANNON ROAD, BICESTER
OX26 2RH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-06-24
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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- HM Land RegistrySold prices
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- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
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Nearby
Postcode districts near OX26
The closest districts to OX26 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.
- House prices in OX27 (Bicester) 2.4 miles
- House prices in OX25 (Bicester) 2.5 miles
- House prices in OX5 (Kidlington) 7.3 miles
- House prices in OX20 (Woodstock) 9.2 miles
- House prices in NN13 (Brackley) 9.2 miles
- House prices in MK18 (Buckingham) 9.5 miles
- House prices in HP18 (Aylesbury) 9.8 miles
- House prices in OX33 (Oxford) 9.9 miles
Where this comes from
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every OX26 sale in the lookup tool · About Your Property Check.