Marston

Oxford · South East · population 7,383 · 4 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #457 of 6,856 in England
  • #159 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 19 in Oxford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,334
Median age (est.)36
Density2,001per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above52%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 15%25–44 30%45–64 22%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 10%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 24%
One person 25%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 42% · Associate professional 11% · Elementary 9%

All occupation groups
Professional42%
Associate professional11%
Elementary9%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative6%
Process & plant4%
Sales & customer service4%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 14%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 73%Asian 14%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 36% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Marston is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #457 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 19 in Oxford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (96) and lowest on Housing & access (53). Typical homes here sold for about £487,500 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 66 sales), 8% above the wider Oxford median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,631 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 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 83 · #1,136
Employment 96 · #293
Education 83 · #1,170
Health 96 · #245
Crime 70 · #2,061
Housing & access 53 · #3,227
Living environment 79 · #1,451

House prices ?

£487,500median (12m) · -3.5% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£487,50066-3.5%+10.8%
Detached£707,0005+5.2%-1.6%
Semi-detached£512,50030-1.9%+17.5%
Terraced£440,00027-0.6%+1.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£487,500
Oxford£450,000
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)£48,631±£7,015 · #1,318 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,926
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 311 offences
Oxford99
South East71
England83

Rank #1,430 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences149
Theft53
Burglary19
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons25
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 37 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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