Tithe Court Banbury, Cherwell
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (OX16), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6801532.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 4).
- Flood: 11 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 B; 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 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 210 m away, and Princess Diana Park (5.0 hectares) is about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 111 to 114 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Windrush Surgery, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 65 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 47 m². Most common: Bungalow, end-terrace (5); Bungalow, mid-terrace (4); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1976-1982 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 B (54% of about 670 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Admiral Holland, Woodgreen Avenue, Banbury, permissioned (330 m)
- 27 Park Road, Banbury, not permissioned (380 m)
- 3 West Bar Street, Banbury, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Garage Block 1 Rear Of 214 To 226 Bretch Hill, Banbury, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Suite 2 46 - 47A South Bar Street, Banbury, OX16 9AB, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 30 Crouch Street, Banbury, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Car Park Edmunds House, 40 South Bar Street, Banbury, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Mercia House, 51 South Bar Street, Banbury, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
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, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 0EH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| OX16 0DY | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 111 m and 114 m above sea level (113 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX16 0DY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| OX16 0EH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Banbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Kings Sutton 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Deacon Way Neithrop | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Banbury Town Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 51.5 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windrush Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bloxham Dental @ Banbury | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Horton Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Banbury Police Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Queensway, Mewburn Road Cashzone | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Princess Diana Park 5.0 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,330 m² | 40 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oxfordshire County Council Social Services, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) east. 84 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire County Council Social Services | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Banbury Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) east |
| F B Hancock Solicitors | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Danvers House, Dashwood House and Calthorpe House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Tooley's boatyard | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Wroxton Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crouch Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Withycombe Covert | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Keeper's Covert | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Grimsbury Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Abbey Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Padsdon Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Fields Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 240 m | No published inspection |
| Queensway School | Primary | 4–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | 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 |
| Harriers Banbury Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hill View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Futures Institute Banbury | Secondary | 14–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| William Morris Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wykham Park | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hardwick Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| North Oxfordshire Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodgreen Leisure Centre OX16 0HS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Vinys Cafe OX16 0HS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Hobby Horse Childrens Centre OX16 1PA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2018 |
| Banbury Food For Charities OX16 0DH | Distributors/Transporters | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Banbury Children and Family Centre OX16 0EJ | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2024 |
| On Ho Take Away OX16 0EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Mumma Sue's OX16 0EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 May 2026 |
| Nisa Local OX16 0EN | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Dec 2024 |
| Peak Pharmacy OX16 0EN | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Larkrise OX16 0RD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 May 2026 |
| Co-op OX16 9PQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2022 |
| WINGERS BANBURY OX16 9PQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Cafe 59 OX16 9PQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Queensway Fish Shop OX16 9PQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Margaret Close (8); On or near Hornbeam Close (8); On or near Gillett Close (8); On or near Woodgreen Avenue (7); On or near Gillett Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, bungalow, end-terrace (lodged 24 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Beatrice Drive · Deacon Way · Hornbeam Close · Edmunds Road · Gillett Close · Lincoln Close · Woodgreen Avenue · Margaret Close · Golden Villa Close · Mascord Close · Penrose Drive · Stanbridge Close
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.