Housing in OX16 0FA
What the homes in OX16 0FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Ruscote
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,827 (2024)
OX16 0FABanbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (63.5%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.4% of households in the OX16 0FA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 16.5% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented52.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.5%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cherwell
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cherwell (August 2026, +2.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX16 0FA (Banbury Ruscote) (about 1,827 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.