Lansdown Close Banbury, Cherwell
28 addresses across 3 postcodes (OX16), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6800831.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £700,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, E: 1).
- Flood: 4 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Banbury, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 132 to 134 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hightown Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,110 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £700,000 | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £575,000 | £510,000 | £640,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £597,000 | £597,000 | £597,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £520,000 | £520,000 | £520,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £288,000 | £288,000 | £288,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | 2 OX16 9LH | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2024 | 2 OX16 9LH | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 15 OX16 9LH | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2023 | 13 OX16 9LH | Detached | £597,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2017 | 6 OX16 9LH | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 9 OX16 9LH | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 15 OX16 9LH | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2011 | 3 OX16 9LH | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2010 | 1 OX16 9LH | Detached | £288,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2009 | 20 OX16 9LH | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2008 | 7 OX16 9LH | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2004 | 11 OX16 9LH | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2001 | 2 OX16 9LH | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2000 | 11 OX16 9LH | Detached | £187,500 | |
| 27 May 1997 | 18 OX16 9LH | Detached | £117,000 | |
| 10 May 1996 | 2 OX16 9LH | Detached | £129,950 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 3 OX16 9LH | Detached | £115,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 152 m². Most common: House, detached (8). Built: 1983-1990 (5); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (30% of about 900 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX16 9LH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX16 9HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| OX16 9GQ | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 132 m and 134 m above sea level (133 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX16 9GQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX16 9HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX16 9LH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Heyford 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lansdown Close Easington | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Banbury Town Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 52.6 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hightown Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bloxham Dental @ Banbury | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Horton Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-op Queensway, Mewburn Road | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Broughton Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 3 km (1.9 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broughton Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crouch Hill | Hill | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Withycombe Covert | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Keeper's Covert | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| French's Covert | Wood | 3.1 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Grimsbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Padsdon Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 28 |
6 of the street's 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wykham Park | Secondary | 11–18 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Futures Institute Banbury | Secondary | 14–18 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queensway School | Primary | 4–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Orchard Fields Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Grange Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Food Group @ Wykham Park OX16 9HY | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Banbury School Day Nursery OX16 9HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 9 Dec 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parsons Piece (14); On or near Shelley Close (5); On or near Lansdown Close (3); On or near Salt Way (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- OX16 9LH: 25 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- OX16 9HY: 2 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- OX16 9GQ: 1 address of 67 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Parsons Piece · Waller Drive · Shelley Close · Browning Road · Whitlock Road · Tennyson Close · Tyrrell Road · Rees Court · Rattley Road · Lovell Close · Vincent Way · Wallace 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.