A41 Solihull, Cherwell
36 addresses across 4 postcodes (OX25,OX26), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 6804901.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cherwell costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bicester Village, about 3.5 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 63 to 79 m above sea level.
- Noise: 29 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alchester Medical Group, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 1,480 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); 1996-2002 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cherwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (26% of about 1,950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX25 1TJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX25 1TL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX26 6GF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX26 6RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 63 m and 79 m above sea level (71 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX25 1TJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX25 1TL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX26 6GF | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| OX26 6RA | 80% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bicester Village 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Bicester North 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 50.7 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alchester Medical Group | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bicester Dental Centre | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bicester Community Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 9 Sheep Street Lloyds Bank | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 710 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,080 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,560 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ambrosden churchyard cross, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrosden churchyard cross | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Weir Pond | Lake or reservoir | 450 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Blackthorn Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Old Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Jasper's Copse | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Ham Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 36 |
29 of the street's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cherwell: see them on the Cherwell page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Acres Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (thames-valley).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.