What's changing near OX16 0SP
Within 2 km, around Banbury Ruscote in Cherwell. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
308new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.0%like-for-like prices in Banbury Ruscote, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.1%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
70 new homes completed17 flats, 53 houses · Mar 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
750 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
850 m away - New homes
37 new homes completed2 flats, 35 houses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
800 m away - New homes
12 new homes completed6 flats, 6 houses · May 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
55 new homes completed2 flats, 53 houses · Jan 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
950 m away - New homes
13 new homes completed7 flats, 6 houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
13 new homes completed2 flats, 11 houses · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
12 new homes completed3 flats, 9 houses · May 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
750 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
1in OX16 0SP itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
9 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (11 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Kannegiesser, Beaumont Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Units D E And F, Beaumont Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 210 kW
Apr 2026
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Units D E & F, Beaumont Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 2 MW
May 2026
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Horton General Hospital - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Oct 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Oxford Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jun 2026
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 2, Southam Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 540 kW
Aug 2024
2.4 km away - Battery storage
Mcgregor Cory Limited, Middleton Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Hanwell Estate, Main Street - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 40 MW
Jul 2025
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Cherwell Valley Business Park - Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
May 2022
4.9 km away
Running nearest: Land South West Of Apollo Business Park (solar farm, 4.3 km); Epwell Grounds Farm solar park (solar farm, 7.3 km); Rickfield Farm solar park (solar farm, 7.7 km); North Of Field Barn (solar farm, 8.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Drayton Road, BanburyUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Minor
Prescott Avenue, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Minor
Cherry Road, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Footpath Front Of 13-27 Hastings Close, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Warwick Road, BanburyHighway improvement works · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Priority working
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Hastings Close, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Bretch Hill, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Minor
Footway Complex Between Woodfield And Danesmoor, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
900 m away - Minor
Footpath Between 14-20 And 22-28 Daimler Avenue, BanburyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Examinationapplication due March 2026
17.4 km away - Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares application due by 15 November 2024
28.1 km away - Pre-application
The Grand Union Canal TransferTransfer of Water Resources · The project is linear in nature and extends to approximately 160km. From north to south, the project starts at the Minworth Wastewater Recycling Centre north-east of Birmingham. Thereafter water will be transferred eastwards to the Coventry Canal at Atherstone. From the Coventry Canal, the site of the project extends in a south-easterly direction connecting to the Oxford Canal followed by the Grand Union Canal. Water will then be abstracted and treated south of Milton Keynes before being transferred to an existing water supply reservoir near Luton. application due July 2027
28.2 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.