Housing in OX16 4SQ
What the homes in OX16 4SQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Grimsbury
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
OX16 4SQBanbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.3%). Flats make up 30.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.1% of households in the OX16 4SQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 19% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented21.5%20.5%
- Social rented43.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.3% 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 under 66 (19.9%). 22.5% 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 4SQ (Banbury Grimsbury) (about 1,552 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.