South Oxfordshire Area Guide | £465k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

South Oxfordshire

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
149,104
Households
61,508
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
61,508
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£464,538
Median property price
£1,272
Median rent
5,324
Postcodes
61,508
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£464,538
Median property price
£1,272
Median rent
5,324
Postcodes

Sold prices in South Oxfordshire

England & Wales
Property sales · South Oxfordshire
HM Land Registry · South Oxfordshire
Average price
£538,282
YoY: -3.8%
Median price: £477,203
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 57 sales · avg £477,083
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£649k£563k£477k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in South Oxfordshire

England & Wales
Crime trends · South Oxfordshire

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
244
YoY -14%
295247199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
77
YoY -25%
1027547
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
21
YoY -34%
483114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
19
YoY stable
392510
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
62
YoY +27%
665442
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
20
YoY —
24167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
52
YoY -7%
674625
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
57
YoY +42%
634934
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising

609
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in South Oxfordshire

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Oxfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

South Oxfordshire is the district council. School applications go through Oxfordshire.

Apply for a primary place via Oxfordshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in South Oxfordshire

Wallingford (Cholsey & Wallingford Railway) is a 59-minute walk from the centre

Tram · Underground · 4.7 km

  • Wallingford (Cholsey & Wallingford Railway)

    Tram · Underground

    4.7 km
  • Cholsey

    Rail

    7.9 km
  • Didcot Parkway

    Rail

    11.6 km
  • Goring & Streatley

    Rail

    11.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in South Oxfordshire

53 mapped places in this local authority

20 GPs · 14 Libraries · 11 Museums · 53 in all

  • GPs20
  • Libraries14
  • Museums11
  • Hospitals6
  • Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in South Oxfordshire

Median private rent

£1,272/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,025
1 bed
£1,272
2 bed
£1,589
3 bed
£2,292
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of South Oxfordshire

Coordinates51.6195, -1.0763
Postcodes
5,324
Population (Census)
149,104
Households (Census)
61,508
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.1 per 1k

Demographics in South Oxfordshire

Ethnicity

Total residents: 149,050
White Brit.85.8%
Other White6.2%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 6.8%

Religion

Total residents: 149,093
Christian49.9%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 3.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 149,104
50–6421.0%
35–4919.9%
25–3411.8%
65–7410.4%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%

Households

Total households: 61,508
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Other13.1%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
All members 66+11.4%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Oxfordshire

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.34 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.34 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).