Thame North

South Oxfordshire · South East · population 5,324 · 4 LSOAs

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

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

Residents5,379
Median age (est.)45
Density1,733per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above38%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 7%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Thame North is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #204 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 20 in South Oxfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (99) and lowest on Housing & access (70). Typical homes here sold for about £374,950 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 85 sales), 17% below the wider South Oxfordshire median of £450,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,489 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 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 92 · #567
Employment 96 · #265
Education 71 · #1,972
Health 94 · #409
Crime 99 · #94
Housing & access 70 · #2,061
Living environment 83 · #1,150

House prices ?

£374,950median (12m) · -0.0% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£374,95085-0.0%+4.2%
Detached£549,00015-0.2%+11.5%
Semi-detached£437,00017-8.0%+17.8%
Terraced£358,00031+0.8%+22.6%
Flat£250,00022-1.0%+17.1%
This area£374,950
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)£51,489±£7,414 · #836 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,890
Price-to-income ?7.3×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 ?

78Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

32 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 172 offences
South Oxfordshire42
South East71
England83

Rank #585 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences62
Theft34
Burglary8
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons20
Drugs3
Robbery4
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 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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