Islip, Arncott & Chesterton

Cherwell · South East · population 13,005 · 8 LSOAs

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

67Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,247 of 6,856 in England
  • #573 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 19 in Cherwell
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,063
Median age (est.)40
Density94per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above44%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 30%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 12%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 22%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative8%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Islip, Arncott & Chesterton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,247 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 19 in Cherwell. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (80) but weak on Housing & access (20). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 140 sales), 26% above the wider Cherwell median of £358,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,704 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 73 · #1,876
Employment 76 · #1,657
Education 73 · #1,849
Health 80 · #1,342
Crime 66 · #2,329
Housing & access 20 · #5,503
Living environment 40 · #4,091

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · -10.0% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,000140-10.0%+6.4%
Detached£545,00063-7.4%+6.9%
Semi-detached£422,50046+1.2%+17.4%
Terraced£350,000250.0%-5.4%
Flat£242,0006-13.6%-8.0%
This area£450,000
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)£52,704±£7,418 · #701 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,173
Price-to-income ?8.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 779 offences
Cherwell68
South East71
England83

Rank #2,861 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences381
Theft148
Burglary17
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons59
Drugs15
Robbery8
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 71 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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