{"id":36159,"date":"2026-03-18T15:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northwooduk.com\/?post_type=branch-content&#038;p=36159"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:53:59","slug":"our-area","status":"publish","type":"branch-content","link":"https:\/\/www.northwooduk.com\/estate-agents-and-letting-agents\/branch\/banbury\/our-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36159\" class=\"elementor elementor-36159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"branch-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a6d70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20a6d70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a768e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a768e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More About the Banbury Area\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47b40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e47b40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The attractive &amp; vibrant market town of Banbury is situated in Oxfordshire; one of the most desirable places to live in the country.<\/strong><\/p><p>Banbury is a great mix of a busy market town and pretty villages. There are excellent amenities including the high street shops you would expect and the Castle Quays shopping center which is undergoing development to include a 10 Screen Cinema, restaurants and a hotel. There are several markets including a farmer\u2019s market providing a wide selection of artisan products. Gateway Shopping Retail Park also offers excellent shopping choices and is located on the edge of town with easy access from the M40. The famous Bicester village is also located a short drive away. Banbury is serviced by all the major supermarkets including Waitrose, Sainsbury\u2019s and Aldi. Banbury is located in the midst of Oxfordshire\u2019s beautiful countryside and on the edge of the Cotswold\u2019s. There is a wide selection of walking and cycling routes in the area that are easily accessible for all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec92c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec92c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting an education in Banbury\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603134a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603134a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are excellent Schools in the area with a mix of independent and secondary schools such as secondary schools include the Warriner School, Chenderit School, the North Oxfordshire Academy and private schools include Bloxham School, Tudor Hall for Girls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d7d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20d7d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transport links\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce5d11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Banbury is well connected by road, with the M40 making Birmingham, London and Oxford easily accessible. It also has excellent rail links to London, Birmingham and Oxford. Journey times to London are just over an hour, around 45 minutes to Birmingham and 20 minutes to Oxford. If you need to fly, Heathrow airport is just over an hour away by car and Birmingham airport is around 40 minutes away.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafa13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aafa13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A town with a bright future\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfe5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bfe5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Banbury is also at the heart of modern industry being close to the Jaguar Land Rover plant at Gaydon, and housing the world\u2019s largest coffee processing facility, Jacobs Douwe Egberts. Amazon has also recently opened a distribution centre in the area. These industries have long provided stable work for the area providing employment along with the all the other modern retail and leisure sectors you would expect from a thriving and expanding market town. Many people are brought to the area due to the multiple and varied employment opportunities and the attractive location of Banbury with its proximity to Oxford, London and the midlands. Being just over an hour\u2019s train commute to London (investment in the rail connection is making this ever quicker) an increasing number of people are choosing to live in Banbury and its beautiful surrounding villages such as Adderbury, Bloxham, Bodicote, Middleton Cheyney and Kings Sutton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a2007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58a2007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living in Banbury\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8b380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de8b380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of the sales in Banbury over the past year were semi-detached properties which on average sold for \u00a3257,317. Detached properties had an average sold price of \u00a3365,308 and terraced properties averaged at \u00a3229,180. Banbury, with an overall average price of \u00a3267,653 was cheaper than nearby Middleton Cheney (\u00a3336,054), Bloxham (\u00a3384,040) and Adderbury (\u00a3451,268). In the past year house prices in Banbury were 4% down on the year before and 3% up on 2017 when they averaged at \u00a3260,632. Banbury a good place for investment opportunities rental averages are one bedroom properties average \u00a3663 per month, two bedroom properties average \u00a3791 per month, three bedroom properties average \u00a3961per month and four bedroom properties average \u00a31345 Banbury has a population of 46,853, an average income of \u00a337,000 and is very well connected within an hour\u2019s reach from Oxford, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and London. Whether you\u2019re a home buyer, tenant or landlord looking to invest with our Guaranteed Rent Scheme come in and see what properties we have to offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf9e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baf9e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Things to love in Banbury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ba250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59ba250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Banbury cross<\/li><li>Parson Street<\/li><li>Mills art centre<\/li><li>Banbury Museum<\/li><li>Local Market<\/li><li>Broughton Castle<\/li><li>Canal walks and cycle paths<\/li><li>Upton house<\/li><li>St Marys church<\/li><li>Shopping Castle quays and Banbury Gateway<\/li><li>Sulgrave manor<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More About the Banbury Area The attractive &amp; vibrant market town of Banbury is situated in Oxfordshire; one of the most desirable places to live in the country. 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