West Bar Street, Banbury, OX16 9RR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OX16 9RR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	49.5%	-0.5%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	50%	50.5%	0.5%	49.0%	1.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.8%	40.1%	5.3%	37.9%	2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	44.1%	35.8%	-8.3%	44.2%	-8.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.3%	1.5%
Separated	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	13.4%	15.3%	1.9%	9.1%	6.2%
Widowed	5.3%	5.2%	-0.1%	6.1%	-0.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	61.4%	58%	-3.4%	48.4%	9.6%
Good health	28.4%	28.6%	0.2%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	9.2%	9.5%	0.3%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	0.3%	3.6%	3.3%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.3%	16.9%	5.6%	18.2%	-1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	5.2%	-11.4%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	11.7%	-1.7%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	3.1%	-2.6%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.6%	16.3%	1.7%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	33.2%	42.8%	9.6%	33.8%	9.0%
Other	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0.7%	1%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0%	5.6%	5.6%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1%	0.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
White	96.4%	84.6%	-11.8%	81.4%	3.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.7%	69.8%	-13.9%	83.2%	-13.4%
European Union	9.5%	18.3%	8.8%	6.1%	12.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	5.9%	4.3%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83%	69.1%	-13.9%	83.2%	-14.1%
10+ Years	3.6%	8.4%	4.8%	9.8%	-1.4%
5-10 Years	4.2%	6.9%	2.7%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	4.9%	9.5%	4.6%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	6.1%	1.9%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	76.7%	-12.1%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.8%	37.2%	1.6%
Christian	48.6%	46.2%	2.4%
Buddhist	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is West Bar Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Bar Street was 129.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.6% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

West Bar Street has the 28th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop and the 61st highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,600

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in OX16 9RR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Bar Street are based on 135 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Cherwell.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for West Bar Street, Banbury, OX16 9RR

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX16 9RR

Average Price
£379,922

Semi-Detached
£353,264

Terraced
£221,133

Detached
£911,849

Flats/Maisonettes
£211,444

Other
£1,164,506

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Bar Street

Average Price
£356,744

Semi-Detached
£572,405

Terraced
£391,657

Detached
£746,056

Flats/Maisonettes
£197,986

Other
£875,021

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Bar Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 Beechfield House, 38 West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2024-09-27	£232,163
Flat 32 West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire Other, an established residential building	£1,155,000	2023-06-09	£1,126,481
6 West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£182,000	2022-12-22	£180,736
Flat 32 West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2021-11-30	£1,029,316
Flat 1 6 West Bar Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£136,000	2018-09-28	£142,462

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX16 9RR

Employment

OX16 9RR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

OX16 9RR area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	162
Retired	49
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Looking after home or family	6
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	22
Manufacturing	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	16
Information and communication	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Nursery School Bretch Hill , OX16 0UZ	- not rated	1,916 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dashwood School Merton Street , OX16 4RX	- not rated	429 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harriers Banbury Academy Harriers View , Bloxham Road OX16 9JW	3out of 4	462 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harriers Ground Community Primary School Harriers View , Bloxham Road OX16 9JW	- not rated	462 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England (VC) Primary School, Banbury Southam Road , OX16 2EG	- not rated	614 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury St Mary's C of E Primary School Southam Road , OX16 2EG	3out of 4	614 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Futures Institute Banbury Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY	3out of 4	1,190 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Banbury School Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY	- not rated	1,190 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wykham Park Ruskin Road , OX16 9HY	3out of 4	1,278 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Addison Road , OX16 9DG	3out of 4	1,410 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College Addison Road , OX16 9DG	- not rated	1,477 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Oxfordshire College and School of Art Broughton Road , OX16 9QA	- not rated	462 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Priory School St John's Road , OX16 5HX	- not rated	347 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Language Training 49 Oxford Road , OX16 9AH	- not rated	516 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frank Wise School Hornbeam Close , OX16 9RL	4out of 4	808 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Banbury Pupil Referral Unit 25-27 West Bar , OX16 9QJ	- not rated	840 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Madina School , Lady Aisha House-St Leonard Building OX16 4AH	- not rated	1,290 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Banbury Cross Coffee House	10 Horse Fair	102 yd
VanJordans Coffee House	10 Horse Fair	102 yd
Commonwealth Cafe	Park Gardens Bath Road	189 yd
Chens Cottage	45 High Street	208 yd
The V Lounge	22 South Bar Street	230 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Horse And Jockey	20 West Bar Street	17 yd
Banbury Chestnuts Bowling Club	Banbury Chestnuts Bowling Club The Shades	63 yd
The Swan	3 South Bar Street	138 yd
Fever And Zinc	Zinc High Street	240 yd
Dog And Gun	6 North Bar Street	283 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Antep Kebab House	2 South Bar Street	134 yd
Eat well takeaway	7 South Bar Street	156 yd
Dominos Pizza	11 South Bar Street	173 yd
The Flying Baguette	44 High Street	204 yd
Master Kebab	46 High Street	214 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods Ltd	Unit 1b, The Calthorpe Centre Calthorpe Street	298 yd
Maxi FreshCo	62 - 63 High Street	353 yd
Tesco Express	23 High Street	366 yd
One Below	76 - 77 Castle Quay	667 yd
Co-op	55 Mewburn Road	772 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Curves (Banbury) (Closed) PARSONS STREET	health and fitness suite	345 yd
Spit 'N' Sawdust THE OLD STABLES 49A THE OLD STABLES 49A NORTH BAR STREET	health and fitness suite	362 yd
Harriers Banbury Academy BLOXHAM ROAD	grass pitches	459 yd
Club Fitness 2000 (Closed) 10-15 10-15 Broad Street	health and fitness suite	572 yd
St Marys Ce Primary School SOUTHAM ROAD	grass pitches	590 yd
Easington Recreation Ground EASINGTON PARK EASINGTON PARK EASINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	678 yd
Woodgreen Leisure Centre PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, swimming pool	683 yd
Spiceball Park Sports Centre (Closed) Spiceball Park Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	878 yd
Spiceball Leisure Centre CHERWELL DRIVE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	949 yd
Queensway Primary School BRANTWOOD RISE	grass pitches	977 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	3.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	3.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of OX16 9RR