City Profile • Local Authority
Cherwell
Cherwell is a local authority district comprising 12 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £386k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 64 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
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Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
164,155
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
12 AreasMK18ExploreNN13ExploreOX15ExploreOX16ExploreOX17ExploreOX25ExploreOX26ExploreOX27ExploreOX3ExploreOX33ExploreOX5ExploreOX6Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Cherwell authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English77.9%
White: Other White9.1%
Pakistani2.0%
Indian1.7%
Other Asian1.3%
African1.1%
Age Profile
30-34 years7.6%
35-39 years7.4%
50-54 years7.1%
55-59 years7.0%
40-44 years6.8%
25-29 years6.6%
Top Occupations
Professional19.4%
Managers and directors13.7%
Associate professional13.4%
Elementary occupations10.6%
Skilled trades10.2%
Administrative and secretarial9.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright32.5%
Owned: Mortgage32.5%
Private rented: Landlord17.4%
Social rented: Other11.1%
Private rented: Other2.4%
Social rented: Council2.2%
Area DNA
family9/10
health5/10
safety7/10
homeown5/10
transit6/10
affluence8/10
diversity8/10
employment10/10
investment7/10