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OX12 postcode area · Vale of White Horse

The OX12 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Vale of White Horse, West Berkshire. Area Scores range from 54 to 86 across them. Every full OX12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the OX12 district's neighbourhoods is Wantage Town (86 out of 100, #923 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Lambourn & Great Shefford (54). 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £343,900 in Grove to £570,000 in Chieveley, East Isley & Compton. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Vale of White Horse and West Berkshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,667a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the OX12 district

£365,747median home sold over the past year · +8.5% over 5 years · -1.3% over the year · 536 sales
Detached£487,500
Semi-detached£348,575
Terraced£291,250
Flat£200,000
Vale of White Horse£400,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wantage TownVale of White Horse 92386 £356,500
Kingston Bagpuize & East HanneyVale of White Horse 94486 £515,250
South Wantage, Harwell & BlewburyVale of White Horse 1,27381 £416,000
Shrivenham, Watchfield & UffingtonVale of White Horse 1,41079 £408,750
Sutton Courtenay, Drayton & SteventonVale of White Horse 1,58277 £475,000
GroveVale of White Horse 1,63076 £343,900
Chieveley, East Isley & ComptonWest Berkshire 2,29466 £570,000
Lambourn & Great SheffordWest Berkshire 3,13154 £412,500

People living in OX12 Census 2021

Residents78,643
Median age (est.)42
Density120per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 25%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around OX12.

SN7 OX13 OX11 OX14 RG16 RG17 OX1 RG18

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.