Neighbourhoods in Oxford

South East · 19 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

67

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#80 of 296 local authorities · 19 neighbourhoods · 162,448 residents

Income66
Employment76
Education52
Health74
Crime50
Housing & access52
Living env.58
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 4% of residentsDecile 3: 11% of residentsDecile 4: 5% of residentsDecile 5: 5% of residentsDecile 6: 5% of residentsDecile 7: 22% of residentsDecile 8: 4% of residentsDecile 9: 19% of residentsDecile 10: 25% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Greater Leys (17) to North Central Oxford (100); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Oxford contains both ends of the scale: North Central Oxford at 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 in England) against Greater Leys at 17, an 82-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 10 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £321,000 in Greater Leys to £825,000 in North Central Oxford — a 2.6× gap within Oxford.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,364a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime99per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied47%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Oxford

£450,000median home sold over the past year · +7.8% over 5 years · -2.2% over the year · 1,277 sales
Detached£800,250
Semi-detached£483,000
Terraced£462,000
Flat£315,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Oxford

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
North Central Oxford 32100 £825,000
Headington 18397 £460,000
Marston 45793 £487,500
Summertown 58192 £798,300
Risinghurst & Sandhills 66390 £451,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Oxford

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

North Central Oxford39
Marston42
Summertown52
Risinghurst & Sandhills56
Iffley Fields64

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

North Central Oxford£61,806
Summertown£57,496
Oxford Central£57,396
Headington£54,669
Wolvercote & Cutteslowe£53,281

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Greater Leys8.4×
Headington8.4×
Cowley North8.5×
Littlemore & Rose Hill8.6×
Risinghurst & Sandhills8.8×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Oxford

Postcode districts that overlap Oxford — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Oxford Census 2021

Residents162,034
Median age (est.)33
Density3,553per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above48%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 23%25–44 30%45–64 20%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 21%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 23%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 37% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional37%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative6%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 15%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 71%Asian 15%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 39% · Christian 38% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Oxford.