Cherwell: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£576,658

Semi-detached

£356,040

Terraced

£294,142

Flat or maisonette

£171,749

First-time buyers

£305,642

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  124,147 in 1991 → 170,426 in 2024 (+37.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £194,677 in 2005 → £356,935 in 2026 (+83.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £418 in 2008 → £710 in 2025 (+69.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  82.0% in 2004 → 84.7% in 2023 (+3.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.7% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+242.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,633 in 1997 → £27,182 in 2024 (+133.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Cherwell; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work84.7% (2023) · 29th highest of 348
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.5% (2024) · 31st highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 40th lowest of 363
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.6% (2023) · 43rd lowest of 293

Where it ranks worst

• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access14 min (2019) · 247th lowest of 326
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment6.4 t per person (2024) · 264th lowest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access65% (May 2024) · 211th highest of 318
• Housing affordability · Housing8.5× earnings (April 2025) · 201st lowest of 316

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Oxfordshire, which includes Cherwell.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.1 years · England 80.0 · 12th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.4 years · England 83.8 · 16th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.4 years · England 60.9 · 11th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)66.6 years · England 61.3 · 12th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)250.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 15th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.5% · England 10.4 · 21st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.2% · England 64.6 · 30th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Oxfordshire, which includes Cherwell.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.4% · England 68.3 · 41st highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.4 score · England 46.0 · 60th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.1% · England 5.8 · 134th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)10.4% · England 19.8 · 13th lowest of 153