Didcot South East

South Oxfordshire · South East · population 5,622 · 4 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,411 of 6,856 in England
  • #604 of 1,119 in South East
  • #20 of 20 in South Oxfordshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,515
Median age (est.)38
Density5,246per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 33%45–64 28%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 19%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 South East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,411 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 20 in South Oxfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (85) and lowest on Education (37). Typical homes here sold for about £317,750 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 64 sales), 29% below the wider South Oxfordshire median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,363 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 51 · #3,371
Employment 58 · #2,891
Education 37 · #4,310
Health 71 · #2,013
Crime 46 · #3,665
Housing & access 78 · #1,479
Living environment 85 · #1,033

House prices ?

£317,750median (12m) · +11.5% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£317,75064+11.5%+21.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£354,00024-4.3%+24.2%
Terraced£312,50024+0.8%+31.6%
Flat£180,000120.0%+7.8%
This area£317,750
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)£41,363±£5,794 · #3,028 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,855
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

75Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 329 offences
South Oxfordshire42
South East71
England83

Rank #2,760 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences193
Theft39
Burglary4
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons31
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 35 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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