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Western Crescent, Banbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Western Crescent, Banbury · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/banbury-oxfordshire/western-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX16 9BX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£326,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,413
23 sales
Price range
£165k – £337k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jun 2026
OX16 9BX

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At a glance

House prices£326k average14% below the Banbury average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station8 min walkBanbury station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% freeholdAcross 26 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

23 property sales on Western Crescent, Banbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £326,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £274,636. That is 14% below the Banbury average of £379,703 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% semi-detached, 43% terraced, 9% flat. Recorded sale prices on Western Crescent range from £165,000 to £337,000. 92% of homes sold here were freehold and 8% leasehold. Of 184 streets in Banbury with at least two sales in the last year, Western Crescent ranks 99th for average price.

House prices on Western Crescent compared

Western Crescent£326,000
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: £236,000 (3 sales)2016£236k2017: £248,750 (2 sales)2017£249k2018: £255,000 (1 sales)2018£255k2019: £229,000 (1 sales)2019£229k2020: £267,000 (1 sales)2020£267k2021: £240,000 (1 sales)2021£240k2022: £205,000 (3 sales)2022£205k2023: £287,600 (5 sales)2023£288k2024: £259,333 (3 sales)2024£259k2025: £312,500 (2 sales)2025£313k2026: £337,000 (1 sales)2026£337k

Tenure: 92% freehold and 8% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£274,63630 Jun 2026
Terraced10£262,85031 Oct 2025
Flat2£170,00015 Jul 2022

Sold prices on Western Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 30 Jun 2026£337,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 31 Oct 2025£315,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 7 Feb 2025£310,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 10 Sep 2024£293,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 12 Aug 2024£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 7 Jun 2024£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 20 Dec 2023£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 17 Nov 2023£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 30 Jun 2023£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 5 Jun 2023£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 10 Mar 2023£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 20 Jan 2023£253,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 27 Sep 2022£275,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 15 Jul 2022£165,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 4 Jul 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 15 Oct 2021£240,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 22 May 2020£267,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Garage, Western Crescent 16 Mar 2020£6,500 OtherFreehold
33, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 31 Jan 2020£253,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 23 Aug 2019£229,000 TerracedFreehold
19A, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 17 Jul 2018£255,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 20 Oct 2017£267,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 14 Jul 2017£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 16 Dec 2016£215,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 8 Jan 2016£249,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Western Crescent OX16 9BX 8 Jan 2016£243,500 TerracedFreehold

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
2, Western Crescent £267,000 (May 2020) → £337,000 (Jun 2026) +26%
over 6 yrs
4, Western Crescent £240,000 (Oct 2021) → £315,000 (Oct 2025) +31%
over 4 yrs
31, Western Crescent £215,000 (Dec 2016) → £293,000 (Sep 2024) +36%
over 8 yrs
30, Western Crescent £305,000 (Mar 2023) → £310,000 (Jun 2023) +2%
over under a year
33, Western Crescent £249,500 (Jan 2016) → £253,500 (Jan 2020) +2%
over 4 yrs
8, Western Crescent £243,500 (Jan 2016) → £229,000 (Aug 2019) -6%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Western Crescent

Crime

250 crimes were reported within about a mile of Western Crescent in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences88
Anti-social behaviour42
Shoplifting33
Public order21
Other theft18
Drugs13

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

Flood risk

Western Crescent is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Sor Brook and The Bloxham Brook and their tributaries Flood alert area
  • River Cherwell from below Banbury to just above Upper Heyford Flood warning area
  • River Cherwell from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford Flood alert area
  • River Cherwell at Banbury Flood warning 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 Western Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Grange Community Primary School 310 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St John's Catholic Primary School 216 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Dashwood Banbury Academy 456 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
St John's Priory School 55 pupils Other independent school 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Harriers Banbury Academy 408 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form 943 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School 336 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Wykham Park 800 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Kings Sutton station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Newbold Close (adj, Bankside) 1 min walk
  • Western Crescent (adj, Hightown Road) 2 min walk
  • Newbold Close (opp, Bankside) 2 min walk
  • Western Crescent (opp, Hightown Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hightown Surgery
    Hightown Gardens, Banbury · 0.5 mi
  • Banbury Cross Health Centre
    South Bar House, 6 Oxford Road, Banbury · 0.6 mi
  • Windrush Surgery
    21 West Bar Street, Banbury · 0.7 mi
  • Woodlands Surgery
    4 Burchester Place, Banbury · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Banbury · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Hks Banbury · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Banbury · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cherwell · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Cherwell Heights Dental Care · 0.4 mi
  • Bridge Street Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Amsel And Wilkins Llp · 0.6 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 9 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.2%62.5%
Private rented13.6%20.3%
Social rented16.2%17.1%
Households507

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.3%64.1%
Aged 65+28.5%18.6%
Residents1,075

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Western Crescent

Ethnic group

HereCherwell
White84%88.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%2.8%
Other ethnic group2%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%1.8%

Religion

HereCherwell
Christian56.1%50.3%
No religion33%38.1%
Not answered4.8%6.1%
Muslim3.4%3.2%
Hindu1.3%0.8%
Other religion1%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.6%
Sikh0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCherwell
Born in the UK77.6%82.4%
Born outside the UK22.4%17.6%

Highest qualification

HereCherwell
Level 4 qualifications and above33.7%35.1%
No qualifications20.6%16%
Level 3 qualifications14.2%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.1%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.5%
Apprenticeship7.1%5.6%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%

General health

HereCherwell
Very good health45.9%50.8%
Good health36.2%34.3%
Fair health13.9%11.2%
Bad health3.1%2.9%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCherwell
1 car or van in household44.6%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household24%32.6%
No cars or vans in household22.2%14.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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.

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