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On St Johns Road, in Banbury Grimsbury
What it's like at OX16 5HX: every home that has sold on St Johns Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on St Johns Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 7 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, St Johns RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2018 | £500,000 | 146 m² | £3,425/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, St Johns RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £340,000 | 125 m² | £2,720/m² | 3 |
| St. Johns Priory School, St Johns RoadOther · company-owned | May 2025 | £550,000 | – | – | 3 |
| The Old Malt House, St Johns RoadOther · company-owned | Nov 2021 | £1,608,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Banbury, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Marylebone.
The nearest bus stop is Dashwood Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes S4, X4); 34 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Harriers Banbury Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wykham Park, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 34.8 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Food plus, 300 m away, with Peak Pharmacy closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Banbury Cross Health Centre (50 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Blooming Beautiful is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Horton General Hospital, 1.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 71 restaurants and cafés and 15 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Voujon Indian Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and V Lounge @ The Jolly Weavers the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (47 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 152 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 35% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Banbury, Grimsbury).
There are 164 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 43% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 197 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Easington Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Woodgreen Leisure Centre (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 52 km away.
62 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 6, St Johns Road | II | 0 m |
| Presbytery, Church of St John the Evangelist | II | 30 m |
| Church of St John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic) | II | 30 m |
| K6 Telephone Kiosk | II | 30 m |
| Jervis and Partners | II | 30 m |
| St Johns Priory School and Attached Walls | II | 30 m |
| 1-7, Oxford Road | II | 40 m |
| St John'S School (Roman Catholic) | II | 50 m |
| Priory Cottage | II | 50 m |
| Austin House | II | 60 m |
| Banbury Moat House Hotel | II | 80 m |
| the Jolly Weaver Public House | II | 80 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Banbury constituency: Sean Woodcock MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,256 (6.8%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 13%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
46 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near OX16 5HX →
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 16% socially.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" St Johns Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 70.6% | 77.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 10.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 27.7% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 79 min
Nearest: Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway · about 53 min
Nearest: Stratford Butterfly Farm · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.