District council · England
Cherwell
Cherwell is a district council. It shares responsibility with its county council, which runs the larger services.
What this council is responsible for
Cherwell
District council · E07000177
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
Type
District council
Lower tier of two
Official code
E07000177
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Other bodies covering this area
Oxfordshire
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
33
Postcode sectors
16
Wards
2
Constituencies
10 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Towns in this area
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
16 wards recorded in this council area.
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote · Banbury Calthorpe and Easington · Banbury Cross and Neithrop · Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown · Banbury Hardwick · Banbury Ruscote · Bicester East · Bicester North and Caversfield · Bicester South and Ambrosden · Bicester West · Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton · Deddington · Fringford and Heyfords · Kidlington East · Kidlington West · Launton and Otmoor
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E07000177.