Didcot South West
South Oxfordshire · South East · population 6,376 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Didcot South · Postcode OX11
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,150 of 6,856 in England
- #334 of 1,119 in South East
- #16 of 20 in South Oxfordshire
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 12%
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 West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,150 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 20 in South Oxfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (100) but weak on Education (42). Typical homes here sold for about £361,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 74 sales), 20% below the wider South Oxfordshire median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,087 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £361,500 | 74 | +5.2% | +18.5% |
| Detached | £426,500 | 12 | -9.3% | +15.3% |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 41 | +2.9% | +13.9% |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 15 | +20.5% | +33.6% |
| Flat | £209,000 | 6 | +60.8% | +25.7% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,741 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,201 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 180 |
| Theft | 47 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 |
| Public order & weapons | 34 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 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 South Oxfordshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Papworth, Caxton & Fen DraytonSouth Cambridgeshire83£375,000
- West End & Chartwell GreenEastleigh83£310,000
- Glinton, Northborough & MaxeyPeterborough83£288,500
- Hitchin WalsworthNorth Hertfordshire83£450,000
- Mosborough & HalfwaySheffield83£240,000
- Chew, Bishop Sutton & East HarptreeBath and North East Somerset83£600,000