Banbury Local Information
Practical local information for Banbury: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Banbury Roadworks: Centre Street Shut from Monday 21 Sept
Centre Street closes for resurfacing from Monday 21 September to Thursday 24 September. Free evening parking in Cherwell car parks ends on 28 September.
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Parking
Parking in Banbury: Evenings Stop Being Free on 28 Sept
From 28 September the council charges £1.60 between 6pm and 8am in every Banbury car park. Sundays are charged too. Full tariffs, Castle Quay and the station.
Bins
Banbury bin collection days: Monday holidays change nothing
Cherwell runs no Monday bin rounds, so an August bank holiday moves nothing, and Good Friday runs as usual. Garden waste is £59, bulky waste starts at £14.50.
Council Tax
Banbury council tax bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,603.38
Band D in Banbury is £2,603.38 this year, up 3.2 per cent. The full A to H table, plus what the county, the police and the town council each take from it.
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Banbury house prices: £290,000, £56k below Bicester
The typical Banbury home sold for £290,000 over the last year, £56,000 less than Bicester. Prices by ward and property type, from Land Registry sales.
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Banbury to London: 1hr 2, first train 05:17
The fastest Banbury train reaches London Marylebone in 1 hour 2 minutes. First departure 05:17, two an hour, £52.70 single and £7,572 for the annual season.
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Things to do in Banbury: free museum, £13 castle
Banbury Museum is free and open six days a week, Broughton Castle is £13 on Wednesdays and Sundays, and the canal towpath costs nothing. Prices checked this week.
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Cherwell planning: 20,042 homes, 3.1 years supply
Cherwell's Local Plan needs 20,042 homes by 2042 but the district holds only 3.1 years of land supply, and the government has designated it over appeal losses.