Bicester East

Cherwell · South East · population 7,805 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

78Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,492 of 6,856 in England
  • #404 of 1,119 in South East
  • #10 of 19 in Cherwell
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,709
Median age (est.)40
Density3,301per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above28%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 13%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Sales & customer service11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 19%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bicester East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,492 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 19 in Cherwell. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (98) but weak on Education (31). Typical homes here sold for about £325,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 84 sales), 9% below the wider Cherwell median of £358,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,201 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,089
Employment 79 · #1,424
Education 31 · #4,714
Health 77 · #1,582
Crime 72 · #1,911
Housing & access 72 · #1,890
Living environment 98 · #163

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,00084+5.7%+16.5%
Detached£430,00013-9.9%+2.4%
Semi-detached£360,00031+6.8%+28.6%
Terraced£297,50036+1.7%+9.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£325,000
Cherwell£358,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,201±£6,164 · #2,267 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,824
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 395 offences
Cherwell68
South East71
England83

Rank #2,175 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences195
Theft84
Burglary17
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons29
Drugs6
Robbery4
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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