Didcot West

South Oxfordshire · South East · population 9,715 · 5 LSOAs

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

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,287 of 6,856 in England
  • #363 of 1,119 in South East
  • #17 of 20 in South Oxfordshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,537
Median age (est.)35
Density3,893per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 37%45–64 21%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 24%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,287 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 20 in South Oxfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Education (45). Typical homes here sold for about £355,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 127 sales), 21% below the wider South Oxfordshire median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,012 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 74 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 64 · #2,480
Employment 79 · #1,465
Education 45 · #3,761
Health 85 · #1,033
Crime 55 · #3,076
Housing & access 90 · #656
Living environment 94 · #423

House prices ?

£355,000median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=127
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£355,000127+2.9%+16.4%
Detached£483,00018+13.4%+21.1%
Semi-detached£380,00056+4.5%+25.8%
Terraced£300,00032+0.7%+15.4%
Flat£230,50021+33.2%+39.7%
This area£355,000
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)£49,012±£6,939 · #1,237 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,771
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 723 offences
South Oxfordshire42
South East71
England83

Rank #3,797 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences321
Theft206
Burglary12
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons74
Drugs19
Robbery10
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 95 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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