Crap Towns / Cherwell / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Cherwell?
In the Cherwell council area, 582 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 0.79% of all homes, 32% lower than England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 353 | 0.59% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 276 | 0.46% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 295 | 0.48% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 272 | 0.43% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 329 | 0.52% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 344 | 0.53% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 279 | 0.42% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 503 | 0.74% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 418 | 0.60% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 429 | 0.61% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 425 | 0.59% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 456 | 0.63% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 582 | 0.79% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cotswold | 2.01% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1.73% |
| Oxford | 1.48% |
| West Oxfordshire | 1.13% |
| Buckinghamshire | 0.99% |
| Cherwell | 0.79% |
| Vale of White Horse | 0.68% |
| South Oxfordshire | 0.63% |
| West Northamptonshire | 0.59% |
| Across England | 1.17% |