Didcot Ladygrove

South Oxfordshire · South East · population 8,168 · 5 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #128 of 6,856 in England
  • #45 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 20 in South Oxfordshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,113
Median age (est.)37
Density2,192per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above43%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 34%45–64 29%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 5%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 26%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 10%
One person 22%Couple, no children 26%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Didcot Ladygrove is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #128 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 20 in South Oxfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (97) and lowest on Housing & access (61). Typical homes here sold for about £336,250 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 132 sales), 25% below the wider South Oxfordshire median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,368 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 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 91 · #629
Employment 95 · #320
Education 90 · #663
Health 97 · #224
Crime 94 · #396
Housing & access 61 · #2,692
Living environment 97 · #224

House prices ?

£336,250median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£336,250132+5.4%+22.3%
Detached£480,00033-3.7%+26.3%
Semi-detached£370,00039+10.3%+23.4%
Terraced£290,000540.0%+17.2%
Flat£206,2506-21.1%-17.3%
This area£336,250
South Oxfordshire£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)£50,368±£7,401 · #1,010 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,170
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 269 offences
South Oxfordshire42
South East71
England83

Rank #646 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences138
Theft45
Burglary14
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons21
Drugs15
Robbery9
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 45 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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