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Portway, Banbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Portway, Banbury · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/banbury-oxfordshire/portway/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX16 1QF, OX16 1QJ, OX16 1QH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£267,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£211,375
30 sales
Price range
£169k – £280k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Mar 2026
OX16 1QJ

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At a glance

House prices£267k average30% below the Banbury average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station27 min walkBanbury station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband14% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 32 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

30 property sales on Portway, Banbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £267,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £214,898. That is 30% below the Banbury average of £379,703 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% terraced, 27% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Portway range from £169,000 to £280,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 184 streets in Banbury with at least two sales in the last year, Portway ranks 138th for average price.

House prices on Portway compared

Portway£267,000
OX16 postcode area£305,399
Banbury£379,703
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all OX16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £190,000 (1 sales)2016£190k2017: £187,950 (5 sales)2017£188k2018: £210,498 (2 sales)2018£210k2019: £196,667 (6 sales)2019£197k2020: £208,750 (2 sales)2020£209k2021: £213,833 (6 sales)2021£214k2022: £206,000 (2 sales)2022£206k2023: £190,000 (1 sales)2023£190k2024: £247,000 (2 sales)2024£247k2025: £272,000 (2 sales)2025£272k2026: £270,000 (1 sales)2026£270k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£214,89812 Mar 2026
Semi-detached8£201,68720 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Portway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
103, Portway OX16 1QJ 12 Mar 2026£270,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Portway OX16 1QH 12 Dec 2025£264,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Portway OX16 1QF 29 Aug 2025£280,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Portway OX16 1QJ 15 Nov 2024£215,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Portway OX16 1QH 29 Aug 2024£279,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Portway OX16 1QF 29 May 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Portway OX16 1QH 1 Jun 2023£190,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Portway OX16 1QJ 20 Jun 2022£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Portway OX16 1QJ 31 Jan 2022£217,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Portway OX16 1QF 30 Nov 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Portway OX16 1QH 25 Oct 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Portway OX16 1QF 30 Sep 2021£245,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Portway OX16 1QH 18 Jun 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Portway OX16 1QF 6 Apr 2021£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Portway OX16 1QF 16 Feb 2021£213,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Portway OX16 1QF 18 Dec 2020£222,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Portway OX16 1QJ 7 Jan 2020£195,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Portway OX16 1QF 25 Oct 2019£216,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Portway OX16 1QF 11 Sep 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Portway OX16 1QF 30 Aug 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Portway OX16 1QH 8 Jul 2019£210,000 TerracedFreehold
97, Portway OX16 1QJ 28 Jun 2019£205,000 TerracedFreehold
103, Portway OX16 1QJ 10 Apr 2019£169,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Portway OX16 1QQ 2 Nov 2018£201,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Portway OX16 1QQ 16 Feb 2018£219,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Portway OX16 1QQ 16 Dec 2017£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Portway OX16 1QF 15 Sep 2017£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Portway OX16 1QH 23 Aug 2017£180,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Portway OX16 1QQ 11 Aug 2017£204,750 TerracedFreehold
89, Portway OX16 1QJ 28 Jun 2017£175,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Portway OX16 1QQ 1 Feb 2017£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Portway OX16 1QF 30 Sep 2016£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
103, Portway £169,000 (Apr 2019) → £270,000 (Mar 2026) +60%
over 7 yrs
40, Portway £200,000 (Oct 2021) → £264,000 (Dec 2025) +32%
over 4 yrs
53, Portway £245,000 (Sep 2021) → £280,000 (Aug 2025) +14%
over 4 yrs
75, Portway £216,000 (Oct 2019) → £230,000 (May 2024) +6%
over 5 yrs
64, Portway £190,000 (Sep 2016) → £222,500 (Dec 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs
41, Portway £180,000 (Aug 2017) → £210,000 (Jul 2019) +17%
over 2 yrs
27, Portway £210,000 (Dec 2017) → £219,995 (Feb 2018) +5%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Portway

Crime

240 crimes were reported within about a mile of Portway in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences78
Anti-social behaviour38
Shoplifting32
Public order22
Other theft15
Criminal damage & arson13

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Portway is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Sor Brook and The Bloxham Brook and their tributaries Flood alert area
  • River Cherwell from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Portway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hill View Primary School 495 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery 249 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
William Morris Primary School 240 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
North Oxfordshire Academy 1,004 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.5 mi
Hanwell Fields Community School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Orchard Fields Community School 415 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury 197 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Banbury station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Kings Sutton station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Longelandes Close (opp, Longelandes Way) 2 min walk
  • Ironstones (adj, Longelandes Way) 2 min walk
  • Longelandes Close (adj, Longelandes Way) 2 min walk
  • Hill View Crescent (opp, Sinclair Avenue) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Windrush Surgery
    21 West Bar Street, Banbury · 1.0 mi
  • Banbury Cross Health Centre
    South Bar House, 6 Oxford Road, Banbury · 1.1 mi
  • Woodlands Surgery
    4 Burchester Place, Banbury · 1.5 mi
  • Hightown Surgery
    Hightown Gardens, Banbury · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ruscote · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Ruscote Banbury · 0.4 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Banbury Cross Food Warehouse · 0.5 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Banbury · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • The Orchard Health Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Cornhill Dental Clinic · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.8%62.5%
Private rented18.3%20.3%
Social rented25.8%17.1%
Households504

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.3%64.1%
Aged 65+10.8%18.6%
Residents1,476

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)14%80%
Gigabit-capable14%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks80%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks84%92%

Share of homes across Cherwell with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Portway

Ethnic group

HereCherwell
White76.4%88.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.5%6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%1.8%
Other ethnic group1.9%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.8%

Religion

HereCherwell
Christian41.5%50.3%
No religion34.8%38.1%
Muslim15.4%3.2%
Not answered7.2%6.1%
Sikh0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.6%
Other religion0.3%0.5%
Hindu0.1%0.8%

Country of birth

HereCherwell
Born in the UK73.5%82.4%
Born outside the UK26.5%17.6%

Highest qualification

HereCherwell
No qualifications27.2%16%
Level 4 qualifications and above17.2%35.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications17.1%10.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%13.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.9%16.1%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.6%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%

General health

HereCherwell
Very good health46.5%50.8%
Good health36.3%34.3%
Fair health11.6%11.2%
Bad health4.4%2.9%
Very bad health1.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCherwell
1 car or van in household44%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household27.6%32.6%
No cars or vans in household22.7%14.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%12.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cherwell.

Planning and heritage near Portway

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Estate agents near Portway

  • Cherwell Property Services 0.7 mi
  • Mark David Estate Agents 0.9 mi
  • Martin & Co 0.9 mi
  • Stanbra Powell 1.0 mi
  • Stepping Stones Lettings 1.0 mi

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