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Wolvercote

WARD
Avg IMD
Least deprived 10–20%
Census 2021
4,874
Households
2,062
Crimes · Sep '26
43
2,062
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Least deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
Avg IMD
43
Crimes · Sep '26
£525,000
Median property price · Wolvercote · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 55 sales
151
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wolvercote

England & Wales
Property sales · Wolvercote
HM Land Registry · Wolvercote
Average price
£575,230
Median price: £525,000
Median -19.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 55 sales
View district OX2
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £609,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£710k£573k£436k
Oct '25Dec '25Mar '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 Wolvercote

England & Wales
Crime trends · Wolvercote

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 yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY +21%
23144
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
3
YoY —
630
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1260
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
840
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
851
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
14
YoY stable
17126
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

0 of 2 key categories improving · violent crime rising

43
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Wolvercote

Ethnicity

Total residents: 4,880
White Brit.64.4%
Other White14.5%
Chinese2.6%
Other ethnic group2.5%
Indian2.5%
+ 13 other groups · 13.5%

Religion

Total residents: 4,874
No religion42.1%
Christian41.5%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim4.4%
Hindu1.7%
+ 4 other religions · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 4,875
50–6420.9%
35–4919.3%
25–3411.1%
65–7410.8%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%

Households

Total households: 2,062
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.3%
One person: aged 66+16.4%
One person: other14.2%
Single family household, all members 66+9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 9 other households · 31.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wolvercote

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 10–20%
Mean decile 8.57 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 10–20% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.57 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for Oxford 001 (E02005940), financial year ending March 2023. This area sits inside that MSOA.

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Oxford 001 (E02005940)

This figure is the published estimate for one MSOA. It is shown because every live postcode in this area is in that MSOA. Areas that span more than one MSOA are left blank.

Total annual household income
£71,481

£61,143–£83,565

Disposable (net) annual household income
£53,281

£46,092–£61,591

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£51,747

£47,574–£56,286

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£44,687

£39,142–£51,018

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Flood risk in Wolvercote

2% of postcodes (3 of 151) are in Flood Zone 3 and 4% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 33 (2%)
  • Zone 26 (4%)
  • Zone 1142 (94%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Wolvercote

Nearest bus stop, Mere Road, is a 4-minute walk from the centre

Bus · 293 m

  • Mere Road

    Bus

    293 m

  • Millway Close

    Bus

    317 m

  • Oxford North A44

    Bus

    334 m

  • Wolvercote School

    Bus

    343 m

  • Goose Green Close

    Bus

    401 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Bus

Amenities in Oxford

219 mapped places in this local authority

83 Libraries · 77 Universities · 41 GPs · 219 in all

  • Libraries83
  • Universities77
  • GPs41
  • Museums12
  • Hospitals6

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

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.

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

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Schools in Wolvercote

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Wolvercote

Coordinates51.7883, -1.2786
Postcodes
151
Census 2021
4,874
Households (Census)
2,062
Recorded crime · Sep '26
43

Postcode Districts in Wolvercote

OX2
151 postcodes

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