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Past price cycles in Cherwell

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.

Deepest fall
−20.3%
Recovery from the low
56 months

Prices in Cherwell and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Cherwell
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodCherwellUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026629.3534.7
Jul 2026627.9532.9
Jun 2026625.6530.1
May 2026629.4533.1
Apr 2026619.8530.6
Mar 2026614.8526.0
Feb 2026601.7527.6
Jan 2026611.0526.4
Dec 2025609.3524.8
Nov 2025617.1529.6
Oct 2025618.0528.4
Sep 2025622.1527.8
Aug 2025613.2529.8
Jul 2025602.9526.5
Jun 2025602.0522.4
May 2025607.1517.1
Apr 2025609.3509.5
Mar 2025611.0524.8
Feb 2025604.0518.5
Jan 2025607.8518.8
Dec 2024611.3517.0
Nov 2024617.0518.0
Oct 2024615.3519.4
Sep 2024608.4518.4
Aug 2024613.6519.1
Jul 2024617.8514.0
Jun 2024612.8508.3
May 2024599.0506.3
Apr 2024570.9502.2
Mar 2024574.0499.5
Feb 2024578.3498.6
Jan 2024592.4501.2
Dec 2023587.2501.6
Nov 2023593.0505.9
Oct 2023593.1509.4
Sep 2023601.6511.7
Aug 2023592.4514.2
Jul 2023600.0511.4
Jun 2023597.1505.8
May 2023606.6503.9
Apr 2023615.3502.2
Mar 2023618.1501.1
Feb 2023619.3506.8
Jan 2023614.3511.0
Dec 2022618.2515.4
Nov 2022619.0519.5
Oct 2022622.0520.3
Sep 2022619.1520.3
Aug 2022609.5519.2
Jul 2022591.1514.8
Jun 2022575.4505.4
May 2022574.3499.4
Apr 2022578.2493.8
Mar 2022583.5488.0
Feb 2022576.3486.2
Jan 2022566.7485.7
Dec 2021555.4480.1
Nov 2021552.5477.7
Oct 2021549.7468.5
Sep 2021548.1480.5
Aug 2021551.5466.8
Jul 2021548.1453.1
Jun 2021546.7475.4
May 2021538.1451.4
Apr 2021531.4448.4
Mar 2021530.6455.2
Feb 2021532.3448.6
Jan 2021537.7447.3
Dec 2020532.3447.3
Nov 2020529.2443.9
Oct 2020520.1439.4
Sep 2020519.9435.7
Aug 2020516.9431.1
Jul 2020520.9426.9
Jun 2020514.5423.4
May 2020510.9417.6
Apr 2020506.7415.5
Mar 2020516.0419.7
Feb 2020511.1416.0
Jan 2020503.2418.4
Dec 2019489.0418.1
Nov 2019494.4418.7
Oct 2019497.0420.2
Sep 2019508.9421.3
Aug 2019504.0421.0
Jul 2019500.4419.6
Jun 2019494.4415.0
May 2019491.9413.2
Apr 2019501.9412.6
Mar 2019506.3409.7
Feb 2019512.0410.8
Jan 2019511.5411.8
Dec 2018515.9414.4
Nov 2018520.7415.3
Oct 2018527.3417.1
Sep 2018531.5417.5
Aug 2018529.8418.3
Jul 2018524.8417.0
Jun 2018512.8411.9
May 2018517.9409.2
Apr 2018532.0407.5
Mar 2018537.6403.7
Feb 2018529.0406.1
Jan 2018515.1405.0
Dec 2017522.1406.5
Nov 2017526.5404.9
Oct 2017527.4406.0
Sep 2017520.8405.7
Aug 2017518.9407.2
Jul 2017518.4405.4
Jun 2017516.4400.2
May 2017513.4396.8
Apr 2017508.8394.4
Mar 2017503.4388.3
Feb 2017503.8389.1
Jan 2017504.2388.3
Dec 2016506.5388.7
Nov 2016507.7388.0
Oct 2016509.1386.2
Sep 2016515.4387.5
Aug 2016517.2388.1
Jul 2016517.3388.1
Jun 2016512.5384.0
May 2016513.8380.4
Apr 2016507.1376.0
Mar 2016500.5374.6
Feb 2016492.6370.8
Jan 2016494.4370.6
Dec 2015493.8369.6
Nov 2015489.7368.4
Oct 2015485.6365.6
Sep 2015482.5365.1
Aug 2015482.6364.3
Jul 2015480.0361.0
Jun 2015473.1355.0
May 2015467.0352.3
Apr 2015464.3348.5
Mar 2015456.3345.5
Feb 2015451.7344.2
Jan 2015446.6343.9
Dec 2014447.8345.7
Nov 2014450.0344.9
Oct 2014451.4346.1
Sep 2014449.4346.6
Aug 2014440.7346.2
Jul 2014434.0342.2
Jun 2014431.0337.5
May 2014425.9334.6
Apr 2014420.5331.1
Mar 2014418.5323.9
Feb 2014414.9322.7
Jan 2014414.5321.4
Dec 2013408.9321.0
Nov 2013409.7318.1
Oct 2013403.6316.4
Sep 2013400.4317.7
Aug 2013396.5317.4
Jul 2013394.8314.9
Jun 2013393.2311.4
May 2013393.1308.9
Apr 2013396.7307.3
Mar 2013391.3304.3
Feb 2013383.5302.5
Jan 2013380.3302.5
Dec 2012381.9304.6
Nov 2012386.8305.3
Oct 2012387.9305.0
Sep 2012389.4307.2
Aug 2012382.4308.3
Jul 2012377.2307.9
Jun 2012371.1306.7
May 2012374.5303.8
Apr 2012376.9302.8
Mar 2012381.8299.3
Feb 2012387.4298.5
Jan 2012374.8299.3
Dec 2011369.8301.3
Nov 2011362.0302.6
Oct 2011375.7302.5
Sep 2011382.6305.8
Aug 2011387.9306.6
Jul 2011376.2306.4
Jun 2011374.4302.6
May 2011364.8302.1
Apr 2011372.9303.4
Mar 2011370.5298.8
Feb 2011375.2300.2
Jan 2011372.3301.8
Dec 2010370.0304.3
Nov 2010377.2304.9
Oct 2010385.4308.5
Sep 2010387.9312.0
Aug 2010381.1312.8
Jul 2010381.4312.8
Jun 2010384.3309.7
May 2010381.5308.2
Apr 2010370.0306.7
Mar 2010363.3302.8
Feb 2010359.2302.8
Jan 2010363.6302.1
Dec 2009360.7303.2
Nov 2009361.0301.2
Oct 2009359.5300.2
Sep 2009354.8298.2
Aug 2009349.4295.9
Jul 2009343.1293.0
Jun 2009338.5287.8
May 2009337.2285.0
Apr 2009330.7281.1
Mar 2009325.3278.6
Feb 2009327.3280.3
Jan 2009336.9283.6
Dec 2008351.8290.3
Nov 2008350.1294.8
Oct 2008349.4303.4
Sep 2008356.4309.6
Aug 2008368.9317.6
Jul 2008380.0324.4
Jun 2008387.6328.0
May 2008396.3332.4
Apr 2008389.3330.4
Mar 2008386.0329.8
Feb 2008389.4332.2
Jan 2008399.9335.1
Dec 2007403.6341.3
Nov 2007408.1341.8
Oct 2007407.7342.0
Sep 2007407.6342.8
Aug 2007400.2342.3
Jul 2007396.6340.4
Jun 2007387.0336.1
May 2007380.9332.5
Apr 2007375.4328.7
Mar 2007376.3322.2
Feb 2007377.1319.8
Jan 2007377.0318.8
Dec 2006377.0319.0
Nov 2006372.5315.0
Oct 2006375.7313.4
Sep 2006373.5311.6
Aug 2006371.1310.3
Jul 2006361.9307.7
Jun 2006359.3303.4
May 2006354.2300.5
Apr 2006350.3297.7
Mar 2006343.5291.4
Feb 2006344.9289.0
Jan 2006346.6288.6
Dec 2005344.1289.0
Nov 2005342.1287.4
Oct 2005339.5286.6
Sep 2005341.4287.1
Aug 2005343.0287.6
Jul 2005340.1286.4
Jun 2005341.6282.8
May 2005336.1280.6
Apr 2005334.7277.6
Mar 2005327.6273.7
Feb 2005324.5271.5
Jan 2005329.0271.7
Dec 2004334.6271.9
Nov 2004339.8273.9
Oct 2004340.9274.3
Sep 2004337.5272.3
Aug 2004333.3272.8
Jul 2004323.0269.7
Jun 2004321.3264.1
May 2004316.8259.5
Apr 2004313.5256.4
Mar 2004304.2245.3
Feb 2004304.8244.7
Jan 2004303.8247.1
Dec 2003299.6245.6
Nov 2003294.6240.9
Oct 2003294.0243.6
Sep 2003301.3239.4
Aug 2003305.8240.2
Jul 2003301.1236.0
Jun 2003297.2231.9
May 2003293.5231.4
Apr 2003292.9233.0
Mar 2003292.8227.6
Feb 2003290.1222.8
Jan 2003287.2225.2
Dec 2002282.0226.8
Nov 2002272.1219.5
Oct 2002266.6217.3
Sep 2002260.2215.7
Aug 2002255.9210.6
Jul 2002251.2206.0
Jun 2002243.1204.4
May 2002241.9196.4
Apr 2002238.5191.4
Mar 2002232.1188.9
Feb 2002227.2182.5
Jan 2002226.9176.1
Dec 2001227.9176.7
Nov 2001223.4176.7
Oct 2001217.2176.7
Sep 2001217.7180.3
Aug 2001217.1180.3
Jul 2001219.3180.3
Jun 2001217.0174.1
May 2001213.5174.1
Apr 2001208.7174.1
Mar 2001202.3168.0
Feb 2001202.4168.0
Jan 2001198.8168.0
Dec 2000201.6168.9
Nov 2000198.3168.9
Oct 2000204.0168.9
Sep 2000206.7164.0
Aug 2000208.9164.0
Jul 2000200.0164.0
Jun 2000196.5161.0
May 2000191.4161.0
Apr 2000188.9161.0
Mar 2000185.7152.6
Feb 2000181.0152.6
Jan 2000179.8152.6
Dec 1999175.1148.8
Nov 1999175.6148.8
Oct 1999173.3148.8
Sep 1999170.2145.1
Aug 1999165.2145.1
Jul 1999162.7145.1
Jun 1999160.6137.1
May 1999156.4137.1
Apr 1999154.2137.1
Mar 1999154.0131.5
Feb 1999154.9131.5
Jan 1999153.4131.5
Dec 1998152.7130.7
Nov 1998151.3130.7
Oct 1998151.7130.7
Sep 1998150.5131.3
Aug 1998151.0131.3
Jul 1998149.6131.3
Jun 1998146.7125.8
May 1998142.0125.8
Apr 1998142.3125.8
Mar 1998139.3119.5
Feb 1998142.3119.5
Jan 1998137.3119.5
Dec 1997136.6116.5
Nov 1997137.1116.5
Oct 1997136.7116.5
Sep 1997137.0117.4
Aug 1997131.6117.4
Jul 1997125.8117.4
Jun 1997120.3111.7
May 1997115.9111.7
Apr 1997118.2111.7
Mar 1997118.8109.5
Feb 1997114.7109.5
Jan 1997109.6109.5
Dec 1996106.7108.0
Nov 1996110.0108.0
Oct 1996113.4108.0
Sep 1996115.2106.2
Aug 1996114.9106.2
Jul 1996111.0106.2
Jun 1996106.8102.2
May 1996106.8102.2
Apr 1996110.0102.2
Mar 1996109.4102.1
Feb 1996105.9102.1
Jan 1996101.3102.1
Dec 1995105.3100.6
Nov 1995104.6100.6
Oct 1995106.4100.6
Sep 1995105.5102.0
Aug 1995108.0102.0
Jul 1995109.6102.0
Jun 1995107.0101.1
May 1995107.1101.1
Apr 1995104.2101.1
Mar 1995103.1100.0
Feb 1995100.9100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
July 1995January 1996−7.5%63
September 1996December 1996−7.4%33
August 2000November 2000−5.1%36
August 2003October 2003−3.9%26
October 2004February 2005−4.8%44
November 2007March 2009−20.3%1656
March 2018December 2019−9.0%2113
October 2022April 2024−8.2%1817
September 2025February 2026−3.3%53

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Cherwell

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £365,421 and £404,114 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£384,768
Chance of a rise
97%

At the average sale price, a home costs £355,981. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,642 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
23%
Payment, one income
47%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,316
Owning per month
£1,676

26.1% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
610
Per 1,000 residents
3.5

Figures for United Kingdom: Cherwell has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 1,447 while 790 homes were finished: 1.8 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
1.8
Population change, 2025
+1,447

4.6% of the 69,201 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
4.6%
Empty homes
3,160

In 2025, 8% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
8%