Bicester South

Cherwell · South East · population 8,791 · 5 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,390 of 6,856 in England
  • #385 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 19 in Cherwell
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,583
Median age (est.)37
Density2,890per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 35%45–64 25%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 12%
One person 32%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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 South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,390 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 19 in Cherwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (88) and lowest on Housing & access (50). Typical homes here sold for about £335,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 173 sales), 6% below the wider Cherwell median of £358,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,218 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 167 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 72 · #1,945
Employment 88 · #848
Education 62 · #2,582
Health 74 · #1,808
Crime 68 · #2,199
Housing & access 50 · #3,426
Living environment 86 · #930

House prices ?

£335,000median (12m) · +10.7% yr · n=173
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£335,000173+10.7%0.0%
Detached£529,00042+12.6%+20.2%
Semi-detached£368,50040+5.3%+15.2%
Terraced£290,00067-4.6%-4.9%
Flat£172,47524+7.8%-7.3%
This area£335,000
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)£43,218±£6,733 · #2,520 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,529
Price-to-income ?7.8×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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

167 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,466 offences
Cherwell68
South East71
England83

Rank #6,019 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences375
Theft775
Burglary28
Vehicle crime40
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons116
Drugs20
Robbery18
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 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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