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West Oxfordshire

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
114,206
Households
48,016
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
48,016
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£423,453
Median property price
£1,182
Median rent
4,117
Postcodes
48,016
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£423,453
Median property price
£1,182
Median rent
4,117
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Oxfordshire

England & Wales
Property sales · West Oxfordshire
HM Land Registry · West Oxfordshire
Average price
£477,944
YoY: -3.3%
Median price: £423,453
View district GL56
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 43 sales · avg £483,849
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£609k£513k£418k
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 West Oxfordshire

England & Wales
Crime trends · West 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
219
YoY -12%
248208168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
66
YoY -8%
876237
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY -27%
50286
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
23
YoY +53%
36227
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
35
YoY stable
614121
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

514
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West 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.

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

Apply for a primary place via Oxfordshire
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

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 West Oxfordshire

Finstock is a 53-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 4.2 km

  • Finstock

    Rail

    4.2 km

  • Charlbury

    Rail

    5.9 km

  • Ascott-under-Wychwood

    Rail

    7.0 km

  • Combe (Oxon)

    Rail

    7.3 km

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

Amenities in West Oxfordshire

46 mapped places in this local authority

18 GPs · 13 Libraries · 12 Museums · 46 in all

  • GPs18
  • Libraries13
  • Museums12
  • Hospitals3

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

Private rents in West Oxfordshire

Median private rent

£1,182/month

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

£934
1 bed
£1,182
2 bed
£1,484
3 bed
£2,041
4 bed

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

Overview of West Oxfordshire

Coordinates51.8194, -1.4989
Postcodes
4,117
Population (Census)
114,206
Households (Census)
48,016
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.5 per 1k

Demographics in West Oxfordshire

Ethnicity

Total residents: 114,223
White Brit.89.0%
Other White5.2%
+ other · 5.8%

Religion

Total residents: 114,249
Christian51.5%
No religion40.6%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 114,206
50–6421.1%
35–4918.8%
25–3412.0%
65–7411.1%
75–847.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%

Households

Total households: 48,016
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Other13.8%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
All members 66+11.9%
+ 7 other households · 31.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Oxfordshire

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.73 (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 7.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).