Listz area intelligence · England

South Oxfordshire

A data-led view of living in South Oxfordshire, bringing property, population, work, crime, energy and local services together in one place.

158,084Population (2025)
£365,000Median terraced price (2025)
83.7%Employment rate
71Median EPC score

Population

Age profile

24,037Aged 5–17
8,865Aged 18–24
95,606Aged 16–64
34,197Aged 65+

Population history

YearTotalAge 65+Age 80+
2021150,00230,8198,794
2022151,77031,6099,137
2023153,98632,4069,592
2024156,31533,19010,111
2025158,08434,19710,643

Property and affordability

Property typeMedian priceSalesFive-year growthPrice/earnings
Detached£685,000789+20.2%14.1×
Semi-detached£425,000704+15.2%8.7×
Terraced£365,000505+13.9%7.5×
Flats and maisonettes£250,0002510.0%5.1×

Affordability comparisons require at least 100 recorded sales for the property type. A missing ratio does not mean housing is free or unaffordable; it means the sample was insufficient.

Employment and earnings

Labour market

83.7%Employment rate
Unemployment rate
15.2%Economic inactivity
1.8%Claimant Count rate

Median weekly earnings

£935.10Resident basis
£817.30Workplace basis

Recorded crime

MeasureRate per 1,000Previous rateCount
Anti-social behaviour5.15.4813
Burglary2.02.1317
Criminal damage and arson3.84.1594
Overall recorded street-level crime40.942.46,466
Robbery0.30.247
Shoplifting3.33.4523
Vehicle crime2.52.9396
Violence and sexual offences18.718.82,962

Police.uk street-level recorded crime. These figures do not capture every offence or directly measure an individual's risk.

Home energy efficiency

Home typeEPCsMedian scoreRated A–CRated E–GImprovement
All homes35,5877161.1%11.4%12 points
Bungalows2,7136536.1%19.5%18 points
Flats6,1487679.0%5.4%1 points
Houses26,1397159.4%12.0%13 points
Maisonettes5877265.4%9.7%3 points

EPC records describe assessed properties rather than every home and do not directly measure energy bills.

Schools, healthcare and care

Schools

116 plus schools
1All-through schools
15Not applicable schools
2Nursery schools
57Primary schools
9Secondary schools

7 schools have a current Ofsted report card.

Healthcare locations

26GP locations
39Dentist locations
0Hospital locations
0Mental health locations

Older-adult care

22Care homes
22Nursing homes
25Home-care agencies
38Dementia support

Registered locations, not places, capacity, quality or care cost.

What this profile can answer

Use this page to compare the area's housing market, population, work indicators, energy efficiency and service availability. Individual streets and neighbourhoods can differ substantially from council-wide figures.

Sources and limitations

  • Missing datasets are returned as empty arrays and identified by availability flags.
  • Affordability eligibility requires at least 100 sales for the property type.
  • Crime data is street-level recorded crime and is unavailable for Greater Manchester.
  • School, healthcare and care-location sections currently cover England only.
  • Location counts measure registered locations, not service quality, capacity or cost.

Sources include HM Land Registry, ONS and Nomis, Police.uk, MHCLG EPC records, Department for Education, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Data is mapped to the current local-authority geography used by Listz.