Kidlington South

Cherwell · South East · population 5,728 · 4 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #649 of 6,856 in England
  • #208 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 19 in Cherwell
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,683
Median age (est.)42
Density2,960per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 21%
One person 25%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Skilled trades 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 10%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 81%Asian 10%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 35% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Kidlington South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #649 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 19 in Cherwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Education (55). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 61 sales), 10% above the wider Cherwell median of £358,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,843 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 75 · #1,732
Employment 83 · #1,177
Education 55 · #3,083
Health 90 · #697
Crime 80 · #1,369
Housing & access 83 · #1,170
Living environment 94 · #444

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · +1.3% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,00061+1.3%+15.7%
Detached£455,00013-19.2%+13.8%
Semi-detached£405,00031+3.8%+17.7%
Terraced£377,5009+1.8%+29.7%
Flat£255,0008+14.6%
This area£395,000
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)£43,843±£6,098 · #2,356 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,481
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 209 offences
Cherwell68
South East71
England83

Rank #953 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences106
Theft32
Burglary14
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons14
Drugs10
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 21 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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