Chipping Norton: News, What's On & Local Guide
Chipping Norton is a town in Oxfordshire, in West Oxfordshire District Council’s area. Here’s what’s on, the latest news and our guides for Chipping Norton, plus the practical things: trains, the council, house prices and crime figures.
What's on in Chipping Norton
- Chipping Norton Christmas Lights Switch-On Friday 20 November 2026 · Town Hall, Chipping Norton
More: Everything on across the Cotswolds
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Useful to know in Chipping Norton
- Council: West Oxfordshire District Council, with Oxfordshire County Council for roads, schools and libraries
- Police: Thames Valley Police. In an emergency call 999; otherwise call 101 or report online at police.uk.
- Postcode area: OX7
- Roadworks: see one.network for roadworks and closures near Chipping Norton
Getting to Chipping Norton by train
The nearest stations are Kingham (about 4 miles) and Charlbury (about 5 miles), measured in a straight line from the middle of Chipping Norton. Check times and connections on National Rail.
Typical house price
£380,000
median of 222 sales in two years
Crimes reported
426
in 12 months, in and around the town
House prices in Chipping Norton
The typical (median) price paid for a home in Chipping Norton over the last two years was £380,000, from 222 standard sales registered with HM Land Registry.
| Type of home | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £540,000 | 59 |
| Semi-detached | £395,000 | 51 |
| Terraced | £332,500 | 68 |
| Flat or maisonette | £206,000 | 44 |
Crime in Chipping Norton
426 crimes and incidents of anti-social behaviour were reported within about 0.9 miles of the centre of Chipping Norton in the 12 months to September 2026, 29 of them in the latest month. The most common were violence and sexual offences (220), shoplifting (42), anti-social behaviour (38).
Police data is published about two months after the end of each month, with locations moved to the nearest of a set of anonymised points.
Places nearby
- Charlbury5.1 miles away
- Moreton-in-Marsh7.7 miles away
- Stow-on-the-Wold7.7 miles away
- Shipston-on-Stour9.3 miles away
- Lower Slaughter9.7 miles away
- Burford9.8 miles away
Updated 15 November 2026 from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), plus our events calendar. Council and county from the ONS Postcode Directory. Live in Chipping Norton and spotted something we've missed? Tell us.