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Wolvercote

WARD
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
5,520
Households
2,343
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 0.4 per 1k
2,343
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 0.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£538,500
Median property price
151
Postcodes
2,343
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 0.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£538,500
Median property price
151
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wolvercote

England & Wales
Property sales · Wolvercote
HM Land Registry · Wolvercote
Average price
£575,055
YoY: -11.6%
Median price: £643,385
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £323,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£830k£552k£274k
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 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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

2
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Wolvercote

High flood risk in part of this area

3 of 9 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.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

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.

Oxford 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.

Schools in Wolvercote

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

View all schools in this area

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

Amenities in Wolvercote

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

Overview of Wolvercote

Coordinates51.7883, -1.2786
Postcodes
151
Population (Census)
5,520
Households (Census)
2,343
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 0.4 per 1k

Demographics in Wolvercote

Ethnicity

Total residents: 5,520
White Brit.64.1%
Other White14.6%
Chinese2.8%
Indian2.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.5%
+ 7 other groups · 13.4%

Religion

Total residents: 5,515
No religion42.0%
Christian41.6%
Not answered7.6%
Muslim4.4%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 5,520
50–6420.9%
35–4919.3%
65–7411.0%
25–3410.6%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%

Households

Total households: 2,343
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Any member 66+16.3%
Other14.7%
All members 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 30.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wolvercote

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

Postcode Districts in Wolvercote