St Oswald's

WARD
Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
6,066
Households
2,623
Crimes · Aug '26
17
2,623
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 64%
Religion
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
17
Crimes · Aug '26
£175,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 79 sales
131
Postcodes

Sold prices in St Oswald's

England & Wales
Property sales · St Oswald's
HM Land Registry · St Oswald's
Average price
£184,527
Median price: £175,000
Median +4.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 79 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £185,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£209k£175k£142k
Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '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 St Oswald's

England & Wales
Crime trends · St Oswald's

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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY —
20111
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
17102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

17
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in St Oswald's

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,066
White Brit.92.9%
Pakistani2.6%
Other White1.1%
Indian0.9%
Other Asian0.4%
+ 12 other groups · 2.1%

Religion

Total residents: 6,063
Christian64.5%
No religion26.3%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim3.8%
Other religion0.4%
+ 4 other religions · 0.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,068
50–6424.2%
35–4916.6%
65–7412.9%
25–3411.8%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%

Households

Total households: 2,623
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.3%
One person: aged 66+13.5%
One person: other12.5%
Single family household, all members 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
+ 9 other households · 36.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Oswald's

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 5.57 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.57 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in St Oswald's

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 131 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 131-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in St Oswald's

GPs make up most of the mapped places

6 GPs · 5 Libraries · 2 Museums · 14 in all

  • GPs6
  • Libraries5
  • Museums2
  • Hospitals1

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

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Last published allocation

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Overview of St Oswald's

Coordinates53.7425, -2.4199
Postcodes
131
Census 2021
6,066
Households (Census)
2,623
Recorded crime · Aug '26
17

Postcode Districts in St Oswald's

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