OX8 postcode area · West Oxfordshire
The OX8 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cotswold, Vale of White Horse, West Oxfordshire. Area Scores range from 58 to 95 across them. Every full OX8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
Within the OX8 district, Dean Court, Cumnor & Appleton is the strongest performer at 95 out of 100 (#327 of 6,856 nationally); Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys is the weakest at 58. 14 of the 15 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £320,000 in Carterton North to £630,000 in Chadlington & Wychwoods — a 2.0× gap within the OX8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cotswold, Vale of White Horse and West Oxfordshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Court, Cumnor & AppletonVale of White Horse | 327 | 95 | £478,000 |
| Hanborough & CassingtonWest Oxfordshire | 382 | 94 | £419,000 |
| Witney EastWest Oxfordshire | 636 | 91 | £355,000 |
| Carterton NorthWest Oxfordshire | 697 | 90 | £320,000 |
| Woodstock, Stonesfield & TackleyWest Oxfordshire | 814 | 88 | £480,000 |
| Charlbury & North LeighWest Oxfordshire | 1,177 | 83 | £578,000 |
| Leafield, Minster Lovell & DuckingtonWest Oxfordshire | 1,177 | 83 | £470,000 |
| Carterton SouthWest Oxfordshire | 1,211 | 82 | £335,000 |
| Eynsham & Stanton HarcourtWest Oxfordshire | 1,444 | 79 | £440,000 |
| Burford & Brize NortonWest Oxfordshire | 1,527 | 78 | £485,000 |
| Chadlington & WychwoodsWest Oxfordshire | 1,636 | 76 | £630,000 |
| Witney WestWest Oxfordshire | 1,643 | 76 | £330,000 |
| Bampton, Clanfield & StandlakeWest Oxfordshire | 1,650 | 76 | £515,000 |
| Witney CentralWest Oxfordshire | 2,151 | 69 | £328,725 |
| Northleach, Coln Valley & AmpneysCotswold | 2,857 | 58 | £573,750 |
People living in OX8 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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.
Towns & places in OX8
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the OX8 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around OX8.
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.