Henley South

South Oxfordshire · South East · population 6,395 · 4 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #224 of 6,856 in England
  • #81 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 20 in South Oxfordshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,274
Median age (est.)47
Density2,864per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above54%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 12%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 24% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors24%
Associate professional16%
Administrative7%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Henley South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #224 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 20 in South Oxfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (97) and lowest on Living environment (63). Typical homes here sold for about £665,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 87 sales), 48% above the wider South Oxfordshire median of £450,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #5,865 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £53,837 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 89 · #759
Employment 92 · #519
Education 93 · #478
Health 97 · #190
Crime 89 · #745
Housing & access 90 · #656
Living environment 63 · #2,507

House prices ?

£665,000median (12m) · +0.4% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£665,00087+0.4%+18.0%
Detached£1,415,00018+46.6%+72.6%
Semi-detached£900,00017+19.6%+21.5%
Terraced£575,00034-7.8%+8.5%
Flat£360,00018-1.4%-1.4%
This area£665,000
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)£53,837±£7,651 · #580 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,876
Price-to-income ?12.4×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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 285 offences
South Oxfordshire42
South East71
England83

Rank #1,649 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences124
Theft33
Burglary21
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons29
Drugs1
Robbery1
Other11

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 →

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