Banbury Local Information

Kidlington Kidlington Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Kidlington Kidlington roadworks: no temporary traffic orders in force within 3 km of Kidlington right now. Checked every morning from the council's notices. 25 October 2026 Bicester Bicester Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Bicester weather today: light drizzle, 10°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 34% chance of rain and winds up to 6 mph. 25 October 2026 Kidlington Kidlington Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Kidlington weather today: light rain, 10°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 78% chance of rain and winds up to 6 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. 25 October 2026 Local Info Banbury Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today Cheapest petrol in Banbury today: unleaded from 154.9p and diesel from 186.9p a litre, across 3 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the... 23 October 2026 Weather Banbury Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Banbury weather today: light drizzle, 10°C by day and 6°C overnight, with a 34% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. 23 October 2026 Local Info Banbury Roadworks This Week: Cherwell Drive and Britannia Rd Cherwell Drive in Banbury shuts 9pm to 5am on the nights of 9 to 12 and 16 to 17 November. Britannia Road is due to shut on 9 and 10 November for a water meter. 24 September 2026 · 20 min read Parking Parking in Banbury: £1.60 an Hour, Free After 6pm Council car parks in Banbury cost £1.60 an hour and stay free after 6pm: the overnight charge was dropped. Sundays are charged. Every tariff, plus the station. 13 September 2026 · 7 min read Bins Banbury bin collection days: Monday holidays change nothing Banbury bin calendar to Christmas: blue and brown bins go out the weeks of 26 Oct, 9 Nov and 23 Nov, green bins the weeks between, food caddy weekly. 26 August 2026 · 10 min read Council Tax Banbury council tax bands 2026/27: Band D is £2,603.38 Every Banbury and Bicester council tax band for 2026/27, with Banbury Band D at £2,603 and the £100 energy payment for bands A to D. Updated November 2026. 26 August 2026 · 10 min read Bicester 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. 10 August 2026 · 7 min read Local Info Banbury to London Train: 1h 02m, From £40 Return Banbury to London Marylebone in just over an hour, two trains an hour. First and last trains, weekend times, fares and the October and November changes. 10 August 2026 · 14 min read Local Info 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. 10 August 2026 · 8 min read Local Info 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. 10 August 2026 · 9 min read Bins Banbury Christmas bin collections: two Friday rounds move Christmas Day and New Year's Day both fall on a Friday, so those Cherwell rounds move. 2025's changes, tree collection dates and tip hours at Christmas. 5 min read Schools Banbury term dates 2026/27: October half term is 26 to 30 Oct Oxfordshire half term is 26 to 30 October, Christmas break from 21 December, back 4 January. Plus the INSET days at six Banbury and Bicester schools. 5 min read Recycling Banbury tip opening times: Alkerton, 8am to 5pm, book first Alkerton and Ardley Fields open 8am to 5pm daily, but every visit must be booked first, with Christmas closed days listed. Updated November 2026. 5 min read Trains Banbury Christmas trains and buses: what runs and when No trains on Christmas Day and Birmingham New Street is disrupted 24 to 28 December. Last year's final London to Banbury train on Christmas Eve left at 20.36. 5 min read