Housing in OX16 1SA
What the homes in OX16 1SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Grimsbury
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
OX16 1SABanbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 26%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57% of households in the OX16 1SA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 8.7% own outright and 48.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned57%61.3%
- Shared ownership9.3%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented20.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (28.1%). 37.2% 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 1SA (Banbury Grimsbury) (about 1,581 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.