Risinghurst & Sandhills

Oxford · South East · population 8,491 · 5 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #663 of 6,856 in England
  • #213 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 19 in Oxford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents8,469
Median age (est.)38
Density5,230per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above54%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 11%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 41% · Associate professional 12% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional41%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 12%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 75%Asian 12%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 38% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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

Risinghurst & Sandhills is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #663 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 19 in Oxford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (94) and lowest on Housing & access (56). Typical homes here sold for about £451,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 88 sales), in line with the wider Oxford median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,161 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 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 81 · #1,314
Employment 91 · #636
Education 78 · #1,506
Health 94 · #430
Crime 76 · #1,643
Housing & access 56 · #3,001
Living environment 70 · #2,041

House prices ?

£451,000median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£451,00088+0.2%+12.8%
Detached£687,50010+26.1%+22.7%
Semi-detached£475,00045-5.0%+13.1%
Terraced£418,00019+11.3%+14.5%
Flat£252,50014-0.6%-4.0%
This area£451,000
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)£51,161±£7,247 · #882 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,192
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 472 offences
Oxford99
South East71
England83

Rank #2,530 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences139
Theft125
Burglary13
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons40
Drugs70
Robbery5
Other10

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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Oxford

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.