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Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe

Middle area

West Cherwell. 7,525 people in 87 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by middle area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£450,000
Joint 1,346th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,343
Joint 4,667th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe at a rate of 30.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences108
Other crime36
Burglary35
Criminal damage and arson19
Anti-social behaviour14
Vehicle crime10
Shoplifting4
Drug offences2
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe compares

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Sibford, Hook Norton & MilcombeMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Cherwell · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from £250,000 to £450,000. The middle area is £365,000. Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe is £450,000.
£450,000joint most expensive
Population19 middle areas, Cherwell · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 5,648 to 13,065. The middle area is 8,578. Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe is 7,343.
7,3438th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Cherwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 68.9% to 99.1%. The middle area is 90.2%. Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe is 87.1%.
87.1%8th lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Cherwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cherwell19 areas from 1.3% to 4.6%. The middle area is 1.9%. Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe is 1.5%.
1.5%3rd lowest

Is Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe at a rate of 30.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (108), other crime (36) and burglary (35).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Cherwell

These figures are published for the whole of Cherwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe alone. See Cherwell

Average house price
£356,935
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,147
101st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
Joint 105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.6
Joint 55th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe was £450,000 in 2025.

Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe had 7,343 usual residents at the census.

In Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.