City Profile • Local Authority

West Oxfordshire

West Oxfordshire is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £495k, reflecting a downward trend of 2.0% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

116,928
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the West Oxfordshire authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English89.0%
White: Other White5.2%
White: Irish0.7%
White and Asian0.7%
Other Asian0.6%
Other Mixed0.5%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.4%
50-54 years7.3%
45-49 years6.5%
60-64 years6.3%
30-34 years6.2%
40-44 years6.1%

Top Occupations

Professional20.4%
Managers and directors16.0%
Associate professional15.1%
Skilled trades11.4%
Administrative and secretarial9.4%
Caring and leisure8.7%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright37.4%
Owned: Mortgage29.3%
Private rented: Landlord13.7%
Social rented: Other11.6%
Private rented: Other4.1%
Shared ownership2.1%

Area DNA

family8/10
health3/10
safety9/10
homeown6/10
transit2/10
affluence9/10
diversity5/10
employment10/10
investment4/10