Estate agents in Banbury
Banbury is a South East town with about 52,041 residents. HM Land Registry records 587 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 with a median price paid of £285,000.
How estate agents in Banbury compare
Banbury at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 568 sales in Banbury from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £289,000.
45.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.7 years and sold for a median of 16.0% more than they paid.
The median price was £220,000 in 2016 and £290,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Banbury
Median sale price in Banbury: £289,000
| All homes | 568 sales, median £289,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 127 sales, median £420,000 |
| Semi-detached | 204 sales, median £300,000 |
| Terraced | 162 sales, median £250,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 75 sales, median £160,000 |
Across Cherwell the average price was £353,869 in June 2026, up 3.9% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £220,000 (811 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £240,000 (854 sales) |
| 2018 | £254,997 (784 sales) |
| 2019 | £257,500 (842 sales) |
| 2020 | £268,000 (754 sales) |
| 2021 | £280,000 (1,140 sales) |
| 2022 | £280,000 (990 sales) |
| 2023 | £275,000 (612 sales) |
| 2024 | £277,000 (637 sales) |
| 2025 | £290,000 (753 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Banbury station is about 0.3 miles from the centre of town, with King's Sutton about 3.6 miles away and Heyford about 10 miles away. The A4260, A361, A422 and A423 pass through or beside the town. M40 junction 11 lies about 1 mile from the centre, while M1 junction 16 is about 18 miles away. Of the major airports, Birmingham Airport is about 32 miles away and London Luton Airport about 43 miles. Central London is about 64 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Banbury
Banbury has 16 primary schools within about 2 miles of the centre. The nearest is St Mary's Church of England Primary School at about 0.3 miles, followed by Dashwood Banbury Academy and Harriers Banbury Academy at about 0.5 miles. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School and St John's Catholic Primary School are also close by. For secondary education, Futures Institute Banbury, Wykham Park and Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form are each about 1 mile away and North Oxfordshire Academy is about 1.6 miles away, all with sixth forms. Independent options include St John's Priory School at about 0.4 miles and Tudor Hall School, which is girls only and Anglican, at about 1.9 miles. Bloxham School, a Church of England school, is about 3.2 miles away. Frank Wise School, a special school, is about 0.8 miles from the centre.
Living in Banbury
Banbury is an urban town in Cherwell, with around 52,000 residents. Semi-detached houses make up 37% of homes, flats and terraces 22% each and about 57% of homes are owner occupied. Within about 1.8 miles of the centre there are at least 400 shops, with a Lidl about 0.1 miles away, plus a market about 0.1 miles away. Food and drink includes around 40 restaurants. Seven doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest about 0.1 miles away, along with several pharmacies and dentists. Horton General Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 0.6 miles from the centre. There are at least four libraries, with Banbury Library about 0.2 miles away and several post offices. Bridge Street Park is about 0.1 miles away and Grimsbury Woodland Nature Reserve is about 1.2 miles away.
A short history of Banbury
Evidence of an Iron Age settlement with round buildings, dating to around 200 BC, has been found in the Hennef Way area and a Roman villa later stood at Wykham Park. The Saxons settled the area from the late 5th century and Banbury was a local centre by the mid-6th century. The name may come from a Saxon chieftain called Banna or from an Old English word for a killer, joined to a word for settlement. The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Banesberie, assessed at 50 hides, with the Bishop of Lincoln as its holder and three mills on his demesne lands. Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, began building Banbury Castle in 1135. Medieval prosperity rested on wool. The earliest record of Neithrop, a hamlet, dates from the 13th century. The castle was besieged in the Civil War of the 1640s then demolished. The Oxford Canal reached the town on 30 March 1778 and the railway came in 1850. Of 211 listed buildings nearby, the Church of St Mary is Grade I and ten are Grade II*, including Banbury Cross.
Sport and leisure
Spiceball Leisure Centre has facilities for swimming, badminton, exercise and football, while Woodgreen Leisure Centre covers gymnastics and swimming and Woodgreen Open Air Pool is also in the town. Banbury Boxing, Banbury Chestnuts Bowling Club and Banbury Twenty Cricket Clubhouse are among the clubs and Banbury Bowl is a bowling alley. Spencer Stadium and Moorfield Park have soccer pitches, Harriers Sports Field is a multi sport pitch and there are tennis and basketball courts in a number of places. Banbury Skate Park and Princess Diana Skate Park serve skateboarders. Open space includes Spiceball Country Park, People's Park, Hardwick Park and Grimsbury Woodland Nature Reserve, along with several other named parks and a number of children's playgrounds. PureGym is one of the gyms.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Banbury?
- The median price paid in Banbury over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £285,000. By property type, the median price paid was £416,500 for detached houses, £304,000 for semi-detached houses, £250,000 for terraced houses and £160,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Banbury over the last year?
- There were 587 standard sales in Banbury in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 126 detached houses, 214 semi-detached houses, 164 terraced houses and 83 flats.
- What are the transport links in Banbury?
- Banbury railway station is about 0.5 miles from the centre and M40 junction 11 is about 1 mile away. The A361, A4260, A422 and A423 pass through or beside the area.
- How many primary schools are there near the centre of Banbury?
- There are 16 primary schools within about 2.1 miles of the centre. The nearest is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury at about 0.2 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Banbury?
- There are 17 estate agent sales branches with an office in Banbury.
Areas near Banbury
- Bodicote
- Wroxton
- Broughton (Cherwell)
- Middleton Cheney
- Horley (Cherwell)
- Great Bourton
- Chacombe
- Adderbury and Twyford
Banbury is in Cherwell.
Estate agents near Banbury
- Connells Estate AgentsBanbury OX16 5PN0 miles
- Hamptons Estate and Letting AgentsBanbury OX16 5NW0 miles
- Taylors Lettings - CLOSEDBanbury OX16 5LG0.1 miles
- Northwood BanburyBanbury OX16 5EE0.2 miles
- Bairstow EvesBanbury OX16 5EG0.2 miles
- Anker and PartnersBanbury OX16 5ER0.2 miles
- Maxwells Estate AgentsBanbury OX16 5LA0.3 miles
- Fine and CountryBanbury OX16 0TB0.3 miles
- Finders KeepersBanbury OX16 0AA0.3 miles
- Davies & PartnersBanbury OX16 0AA0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Banbury.