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Pubs 65 Restaurants 183 Banks 15 Shops 659 Supermarkets 40 Takeaways 90 Cinemas 11 Attractions 157 Business services 72 Education 223 Health and beauty 377 Home improvement 256 Leisure 38 Property services 72




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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX16 postcode district.

County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:44 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:11 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,024 residentsin the Banbury Easington census areaMedian age 46.53,871 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,346 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C698 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBanbury Crosshistoric site · under a mileGrimsbury Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miWroxton Abbeyhistoric site · 2.5 miCrouch Hillhill · 1.2 miWelshcroft Hillhill · 2.7 miGrimsbury Woodland Reservewoodland · 1.2 miPadsdon Bottomvalley · 3.2 miTanners Poollake · 5.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSpiceball Country Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haPeople's Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haHanwell Fieldspark · under a mile · 13 haSpiceball Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileGrange Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202519 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.6 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,143 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Cherwell Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBanbury Cross Health Centre @ Bridge Street11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationBanbury Police Stationright hereCash machineYorkshire Bank5 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banburyages 3-11, 226 pupilsright hereIndependentSt John's Priory Schoolages 3-11, 55 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFutures Institute Banburyages 14-18, 116 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX32 miRailway stationBanburyunder a mileBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centreunder a mileBus stops147 within a mileCar parkNCP Banbury Marlborough Road3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeBanbury2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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