Abingdon Town & West
Vale of White Horse · South East · population 11,036 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,212 of 6,856 in England
- #564 of 1,119 in South East
- #12 of 14 in Vale of White Horse
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 30% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 30% |
| Associate professional | 16% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 45% · 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
Abingdon Town & West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,212 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 14 in Vale of White Horse. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (87) and lowest on Employment (51). Typical homes here sold for about £333,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 163 sales), 17% below the wider Vale of White Horse median of £400,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,499 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 123 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above 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 | £333,000 | 163 | +14.8% | +12.5% |
| Detached | £492,500 | 8 | +1.8% | +14.7% |
| Semi-detached | £425,000 | 43 | +10.4% | +28.8% |
| Terraced | £360,000 | 49 | +4.8% | +20.0% |
| Flat | £215,000 | 63 | -5.5% | +4.9% |
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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 ?
- #1,916 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 #5,521 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 580 |
| Theft | 274 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 145 |
| Public order & weapons | 175 |
| Drugs | 66 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Other | 33 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 213 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 Vale of White Horse
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Culcheth East & Hollins GreenWarrington68£327,500
- Newbury Central & GreenhamWest Berkshire68£280,000
- Syston EastCharnwood68£278,750
- Brent & Fleet EstateDartford68£413,250
- Thorpe HesleyRotherham68£235,000
- Beeston TownBroxtowe68£230,000