Area Info for Banbury (Oxfordshire)

Banbury (Oxfordshire, UK)

Banbury is a historic market town located in Oxfordshire, England. It is situated on the River Cherwell, approximately 64 miles northwest of London and 22 miles north of Oxford. The town is known for its rich history, cultural heritage, and vibrant community.

History

Banbury has a long history dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period. It was granted a market charter in 1199, which contributed to its development as a significant trading centre. The town's name is believed to derive from the Old English words "Ban" (a hill or mound) and "Burgh" (fortified place). Historically, Banbury was renowned for its wool and cloth trade, and it played a role in the English Civil War.

Landmarks and Attractions

Notable landmarks include Banbury Cross, a historic monument famously associated with the nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross." The town also features the Banbury Museum, which showcases local history and art, and the historic St. Mary's Church. The nearby Banbury Canal and the River Cherwell offer scenic views and leisure activities.

Economy and Industry

Traditionally, Banbury's economy was based on manufacturing, including textiles and engineering. Today, it hosts a variety of businesses, with retail, manufacturing, and service industries playing significant roles. The town benefits from its proximity to major transport links, including the M40 motorway and railway connections, facilitating commerce and commuting.

Transport

Banbury is well-connected by road and rail. The M40 motorway provides direct access to London and Birmingham. The town's railway station offers regular services to London Marylebone, Birmingham, and other major cities. Public transport within the town includes bus services that connect various neighbourhoods and surrounding areas.

Community and Culture

Banbury hosts numerous events and festivals throughout the year, celebrating its heritage and community spirit. The town has a range of shops, restaurants, and pubs, along with parks and recreational facilities. It also has a strong tradition of local arts and crafts, with various community groups and organisations active in the area.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
St John's Priory School0.00 miles
St John`s Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5HX
Harriers Banbury Academy0.14 miles
Harriers View, Bloxham Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9JW
St Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School, Banbury0.49 miles
Southam Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2EG
Frank Wise School0.50 miles
Hornbeam Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9RL
Queensway School0.51 miles
Queensway, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9NF
Banbury Academy0.59 miles
Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY
Space Studio Banbury0.59 miles
Ruskin Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9HY
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College0.67 miles
Addison Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DG
Dashwood Banbury Academy0.72 miles
Merton Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4RX
The Grange Community Primary School0.72 miles
Avocet Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA
St John's Catholic Primary School, Banbury0.72 miles
Avocet Way, Chatsworth Drive, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9YA
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury0.86 miles
Fiennes Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0ET
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School0.98 miles
Overthorpe Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4SB
Orchard Fields Community School1.00 miles
Edmunds Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0QT
Hill View Primary School1.05 miles
Hill View Crescent, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1DN
William Morris Primary School1.25 miles
Bretch Hill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0UZ
Health
Clinic
Horsefair Surgery0.05 miles
South Bar House, South Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AD
Horsefair Surgery0.05 miles
South Bar House, South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AD
Fiennes Centre0.31 miles
Hightown Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9BF
Elms Centre0.32 miles
Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AL
Horton General Hospital0.32 miles
81A Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AL
BPAS Banbury0.32 miles
Womens Surgical Daycare Unit, Horton General Hospital, Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AL
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Banbury0.33 miles
5 High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5DZ
Horton NHS Treatment Centre0.34 miles
Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9FG
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Banbury0.41 miles
29-31 Bridge Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5PN
Pml Counselling Service0.46 miles
Banbury Health Centre, 58 Bridge Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5QD
High Town Surgery0.47 miles
Hightown Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9DB
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS / ME) (OCCMET)0.50 miles
ORCHARD HEALTH CENTRE, Cope Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2EZ
Springfield Surgery8.01 miles
Springfield Way, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6JJ
Washington House Surgery8.33 miles
77 Halse Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6EQ
Byfield Medical Practice9.03 miles
Church Street, Byfield, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6XN
Kineton Medical Centre10.02 miles
Market Square, Kineton, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 0LP
GP
Dr S L M Wookey And Partners0.05 miles
West Bar Surgery, South Bar House, 6 Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AD
Horsefair Surgery - South Bar House0.05 miles
Horse Fair Surgery, South Bar House, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 9AD
Windrush Surgery Banbury0.17 miles
Windrush Surgery, 21 West Bar, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 9SA
Banbury Health Centre0.46 miles
Banbury Health Centre, 58 Bridge Street, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 5QD
Hightown Surgery0.47 miles
Hightown Surgery, Hightown Gardens, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 9DB
Woodlands Surgery1.06 miles
4 Burchester Place, Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3WT
Dr S L M Wookey And Partners1.38 miles
Hardwick Surgery, Ferriston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1XE
Godswell Lodge Surgery3.08 miles
The Surgery, Godswell Lodge, Church Street, Bloxham, OX15 4ES
Middleton Cheney Surgery3.18 miles
4 Horton Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2LE
Kings Sutton Surgery3.78 miles
Astrop Road, Kings Sutton, Northants, England - Uk, OX17 3PG
Dr J A Wright And Partners4.17 miles
Cropredy Surgery, Claydon Road, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1FB
Deddington Health Centre5.22 miles
The Health Centre, Earls Lane, Deddington, Banbury Oxon, OX15 0TQ
Fenny Compton Surgery (Shenington Branch)5.46 miles
Stocking Lane, Shenington, Banbury, OX15 6NF
Dr D Spackman And Partners6.08 miles
Sibford Surgery, Sibford Gower, Banbury, Oxon, OX15 5RQ
Tysoe Surgery7.47 miles
Main Street, Main Street, Tysoe, Tysoe, CV35 0SE
Bourne End Surgery7.54 miles
The Bourne, The Bourne, Hook Norton, Hook Norton, OX15 5PB
Hospital
Horton General Hospital0.32 miles
Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AL
Foscote Court (Banbury) Trust0.48 miles
Foscote Hospital, 2 Foscote Rise, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9XP
Brackley Community Hospital8.56 miles
Pebble Lane, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7DA
Ellen Badger Hospital12.01 miles
Stratford Road, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AX
Bicester Community Hospital13.54 miles
Piggy Lane, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6HT
Danetre Hospital15.46 miles
London Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4DY
Buckingham Community Hospital15.55 miles
High Street, Buckingham, MK18 1NU
North Cotswold Hospital16.37 miles
Stow Road, Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0DS
Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital16.93 miles
Heathcote Lane, Heathcote, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 6SR
Stratford Hospital18.48 miles
Arden Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6NX
Warwick Hospital19.08 miles
Warwick Hospital, Lakin Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5BW
St Michael's Hospital19.25 miles
St Michael`s Road, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 5QW
Nuffield Health, Warwickshire Hospital19.38 miles
The Chase, Old Milverton Lane, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6RW
Witney Community Hospital19.74 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ
Berrywood Hospital20.76 miles
Berrywood Drive, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6UD
John Radcliffe Hospital20.94 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
Pharmacy
Cox and Robinson Pharmacy0.05 miles
South Bar House, South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9AD
Cross Pharmacy0.21 miles
10 Horsefair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0AH
Boots0.41 miles
12 - 14 Castle Quay, Banbury, OX16 5UH
Superdrug Pharmacy0.43 miles
34-35 Castle Quay, Cherwell Walk, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5UN
In-Store Pharmacy0.57 miles
Sainsbury`s Pharmacy, Oxford Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 9XA
Rowlands Pharmacy0.65 miles
58 Orchard Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0EN
Knights Chemist Limited1.06 miles
Unit 2, Burchester Place, Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3WT
Boots1.15 miles
Unit 1c Banbury Cross Retail Park, Lockheed Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1LX
Frosts Pharmacy1.38 miles
Hardwick Shopping Centre, Ferriston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 1XE
Bloxham Pharmacy2.91 miles
High Street, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4LU
The Co-Operative Pharmacy3.02 miles
111 Main Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2PD
Lark Rise Pharmacy8.03 miles
Unit 2,Westfields Centre, Lark Rise, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6JR
Lowick Ltd8.33 miles
Washington House Surgery, 77 Halse Road, Brackley, NN13 6EQ
Boots8.35 miles
40-42 Market Place, Brackley, NN13 7DP
Popsons Pharmacy9.49 miles
40 Station Road, Woodford Halse, Daventry, NN11 3RB
Chipping Norton Pharmacy11.48 miles
Chipping Norton Hth Ctr, Russell Way, London Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5FA
Leisure
Park
SPICEBALL0.78 miles
WROXTON ABBEY (Grade II* Listed)2.13 miles
BROUGHTON CASTLE (Grade II Listed)2.52 miles
ADDERBURY LAKES3.21 miles
FARTHINGHOE4.17 miles
FARNBOROUGH HALL (Grade I Listed)5.93 miles
UPTON HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)6.06 miles
AYNHO PARK (Grade II Listed)6.19 miles
RADWAY GRANGE (Grade II* Listed)6.84 miles
GREAT TEW (Grade II Listed)6.96 miles
SULGRAVE MANOR (Grade II Listed)7.45 miles
SWERFORD (Grade II Listed)7.78 miles
BURTON DASSETT8.23 miles
SANDFORD PARK (Grade II Listed)8.56 miles
ROUSHAM (Grade I Listed)9.46 miles
CANONS ASHBY (Grade II* Listed)10.07 miles
Shop
Groceries
Iceland Banbury0.09 miles
56/60 Calthorpe Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5EX
Costcutter Banbury0.16 miles
2 Horsefair, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0AA
Farmfoods Banbury0.16 miles
Unit 1b, The Calthorpe Centre, OX16 5EX
Tesco Banbury (Express)0.24 miles
23 High St, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5EG
Morrisons Banbury0.33 miles
Swan Close Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5AQ
M&S Banbury0.43 miles
36 Bridge Street, Banbury, OX16 5YA
Co-op Banbury0.44 miles
Queensway, OX16 9PQ
Sainsbury's Banbury0.56 miles
Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9XA
Londis G B Londis Ltd0.65 miles
10 Middleton Road, Banbury, OX16 4QJ
Nisa Local0.66 miles
64-66 Orchard Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 0EN
Co-op Banbury0.77 miles
Cherwell Heights, OX16 9YJ
Co-op Banbury0.96 miles
Ruscote, OX16 1PH
Tesco Banbury (Express)0.97 miles
1-2 Blacklock House, Middleton Rd, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3QT
ALDI Ruscote Avenue1.02 miles
Banbury, OX16 2GU
Co-op Banbury1.06 miles
Burchester, OX16 3WT
Londis Bradley Arcade Post Office1.08 miles
Unit 2-5 Bradley Arcade, Banbury, OX16 0LS
Transport
Airport
London Oxford Airport15.58 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport22.18 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 231.87 miles
Birmingham International Airport31.97 miles
Birmingham International Airport Terminal 131.98 miles
Gloucestershire Airport37.15 miles
East Midlands Airport53.15 miles
Bus Stop
Dashwood Road (S)0.02 miles
Dashwood Road (N)0.04 miles
Calthorpe Street (S)0.17 miles
Banbury Cross (N)0.20 miles
West Bar Street (NE)0.20 miles
West Bar Street (SW)0.20 miles
Superstore DEL (NW)0.21 miles
Harriers Ground School (SW)0.21 miles
Harriers Ground School (NE)0.22 miles
Superstore DEL (SE)0.22 miles
High Street (NE)0.22 miles
Horse Fair (S)0.23 miles
Horse Fair (N)0.24 miles
George Street (E)0.31 miles
Horton Hospital (N)0.31 miles
Horton Hospital B DEL (N)0.31 miles
Railway Station
Banbury Rail Station0.53 miles
Kings Sutton Rail Station3.55 miles
Heyford Rail Station9.72 miles
Tackley Rail Station12.32 miles
Bicester North Rail Station13.36 miles
Bicester Village Rail Station13.99 miles
Charlbury Rail Station14.30 miles
Finstock Rail Station15.20 miles
Combe (Oxon) Rail Station15.72 miles
Moreton-in-Marsh Rail Station15.98 miles
Hanborough Rail Station16.13 miles
Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station16.25 miles
Kingham Rail Station16.33 miles
Islip Rail Station16.60 miles
Shipton Rail Station17.09 miles
Leamington Spa Rail Station17.74 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (OX16 5H*)
Number of Properties in Catchment345
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
28, WESTBEECH COURT

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9RY		£205,000
2025-09-12
flatmaisonette
leasehold
11, DASHWOOD ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5HD		£595,000
2025-09-03
semidetached
freehold
39, WESLEY DRIVE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9LS		£361,500
2025-09-01
semidetached
freehold
42, RUSCOTE AVENUE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2NN		£291,000
2025-08-29
terraced
freehold
GREENHILL COURT (FLAT 21), WINDMILL CLOSE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9DE		£160,000
2025-08-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
24, KINGSWAY

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9NY		£350,000
2025-08-28
semidetached
freehold
61, QUEENS ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0ED		£332,500
2025-08-22
terraced
freehold
130, BATH ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0TR		£450,000
2025-08-22
detached
freehold
99, COOPERS GATE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2WD		£250,000
2025-08-21
terraced
freehold
163, BLOXHAM ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9JU		£510,000
2025-08-20
semidetached
freehold
20, GROSVENOR ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5HN		£255,000
2025-08-15
terraced
freehold
1, OSTERLEY GROVE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9LR		£269,000
2025-08-12
semidetached
freehold
MERISHAM COURT (3), SCHOOL LANE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2AT		£142,500
2025-08-12
flatmaisonette
leasehold
39, PARK GARDENS

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9HQ		£275,000
2025-08-11
flatmaisonette
leasehold
21, BATH ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0TU		£425,000
2025-08-11
semidetached
freehold
12 - 14, WEST BAR STREET

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9RR		£167,000
2025-08-11
semidetached
freehold
91, NURSERY DRIVE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2ND		£340,000
2025-08-08
semidetached
freehold
FOXHALL COURT (29), SCHOOL LANE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2AU		£120,000
2025-08-08
flatmaisonette
leasehold
77, QUEENS ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0ED		£375,000
2025-08-06
terraced
freehold
STANBRIDGE HOUSE (FLAT 53), RUSKIN ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9FZ		£168,750
2025-08-04
flatmaisonette
leasehold
92, PARKLANDS

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2SZ		£237,000
2025-08-01
terraced
freehold
63, PARKLANDS

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2SY		£235,000
2025-08-01
semidetached
freehold
HOLLIES COURT (32), BRITANNIA ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5DR		£155,000
2025-07-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
THE BEECH, WESTBEECH COURT

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9RY		£370,000
2025-07-25
detached
freehold
66, RUSCOTE AVENUE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2NN		£245,000
2025-07-25
terraced
freehold
HAWTHORN HOUSE (1), FOUNDRY STREET

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2BJ		£205,000
2025-07-25
flatmaisonette
leasehold
24, BATH ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0TP		£295,000
2025-07-25
terraced
freehold
2, HORTON VIEW

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9HR		£340,000
2025-07-17
semidetached
freehold
63, WARWICK ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2AL		£285,000
2025-07-16
terraced
freehold
151, BLOXHAM ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9JU		£410,000
2025-07-15
semidetached
freehold
CHAMBERLAINE COURT (FLAT 12), SPICEBALL PARK ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2PA		£105,500
2025-07-15
flatmaisonette
leasehold
MERISHAM COURT (15), SCHOOL LANE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2AT		£135,000
2025-07-11
flatmaisonette
leasehold
61, NURSERY DRIVE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2NE		£375,000
2025-07-11
semidetached
freehold
CHERWELL COURT (FLAT 30), BRITANNIA ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5DE		£196,000
2025-07-11
flatmaisonette
leasehold
46, PEOPLES PLACE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0FJ		£170,500
2025-07-09
flatmaisonette
leasehold
CHERWELL COURT (FLAT 35), BRITANNIA ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5DE		£176,000
2025-07-09
flatmaisonette
leasehold
28, KINGSWAY

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9NY		£375,000
2025-07-02
semidetached
freehold
20 (FLAT 1), MARLBOROUGH ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5DB		£176,000
2025-06-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
141, PARKLANDS

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2TD		£220,000
2025-06-30
terraced
freehold
32, KINGS ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 0DJ		£255,000
2025-06-27
terraced
freehold
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE (FLAT 18), NEWLAND ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5AF		£182,000
2025-06-27
flatmaisonette
leasehold
72, NEITHROP AVENUE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2NG		£325,776
2025-06-27
semidetached
freehold
19, FAIRVIEW ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5HU		£515,000
2025-06-27
terraced
freehold
41, MEWBURN ROAD

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9PQ		£323,000
2025-06-25
semidetached
freehold
29, NEITHROP AVENUE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2NT		£300,000
2025-06-24
semidetached
freehold
98, COOPERS GATE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2WD		£250,000
2025-06-20
terraced
freehold
15 (FLAT 1), GATTERIDGE STREET

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 5DJ		£105,000
2025-06-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
FOXHALL COURT (56), SCHOOL LANE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 2AU		£125,000
2025-06-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
1, LAMBS CRESCENT

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9BZ		£215,000
2025-06-16
semidetached
freehold
62, GREEN LANE

BANBURY
OXFORDSHIRE
OX16 9HD		£235,000
2025-06-13
detached
freehold
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