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About

Headington lies east of Oxford city centre, centred on a long High Street running from London Road toward Barton. The area is a mix of residential streets, local shops and health and education sites: the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals form a medical cluster on Headington Hill, and campus buildings and halls occupy parts of the hill and surrounding streets. Buses link Headington to the centre and to the ring road, and the A420/London Road gives direct road access toward the eastern suburbs and outlying villages.

Headington Hill Park and Headington Hill Hall provide public open space and a tree-lined slope above the High Street. In the east, Headington Quarry recalls the area’s stone-quarrying past that once supplied local building stone. Close to the junction with New High Street, a rooftop sculpture of an upside-down shark has become a local landmark visible from the road. Small parades of shops, cafés and community centres sit within shorter streets, while terraces and semis step up the hill toward the residential edges of the suburb.

Area overview

On average Headington has very low deprivation and high crime levels, with around 73 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 13% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 10.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Headington is £72,789 per year. There are 3 schools in Headington: 3 primary (1 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Headington is home to around 11,115 people, with a population density of about 3,882.2 per km².

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
73
Deprivation level
1/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
10.9%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Headington Population
11,115
Population density
3,882.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
30.68(-3%)
Shoplifting
15.02(+88%)
Other theft
10.35(+84%)
Public order
9(+48%)
Anti-social behaviour
6.3(-49%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,126
55.1%
Other White
1,649
14.83%
Indian
700
6.3%
Other Asian
430
3.87%
Chinese
386
3.47%
Total population: 11,117

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
5,529
57.74%
Level 3 (A level)
2,018
21.08%
No qualifications
721
7.53%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
535
5.59%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
357
3.73%
Total 16+ residents: 9,575

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,260
32.79%
Owns outright
1,177
30.63%
Owns with a mortgage
745
19.39%
Other social rented
253
6.58%
Social rents from council
206
5.36%
Total households: 3,843

Property prices in Headington

Median price£470,000
Price per sq ft£548
Sales (last 12 months)87
Typical range (middle 50%)£348K – £655K

Based on 87 recent sales, the median property price is £470,000 (about £548 per square foot) in Headington area, with individual transactions ranging from £88,750 up to £2,200,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Headington over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached12£825,250£565
Semi-Detached30£592,500£556
Terraced16£455,000£581
Flats29£295,000£472

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Headington

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Headington.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£647,500£272,500£503,000£414,000
2017£825,000£309,975£522,500£473,250
2018£810,000£293,500£525,000£476,000
2019£970,000£280,000£483,250£400,000
2020£1,002,500£300,000£438,387£531,250
2021£757,500£315,000£505,000£432,500
2022£1,200,000£336,500£650,000£485,000
2023£1,092,500£300,000£500,000£430,000
2024£980,000£319,000£580,000£430,000
2025£850,000£327,500£590,000£436,000
2026£660,000£292,500£620,000£445,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Headington.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Headington.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£550£434£452£485
2017£511£494£491£483
2018£496£465£487£556
2019£496£441£481£538
2020£524£464£513£450
2021£530£457£479£525
2022£641£508£552£506
2023£650£496£541£556
2024£586£479£567£515
2025£556£470£544£565
2026£211£450£628£627
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Headington.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Headington in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Headington

Is Headington safe?

Headington records about 73 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 7 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Headington?

The median sale price in Headington is £470,000 (about £548 per square foot) based on 87 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Headington?

Headington has 3 primary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 2 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Headington?

Headington scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Headington sits around rank 28,603 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Headington?

The average household income in Headington is around £72,789 per year, and 11% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Headington

OX37AS

Perrin Street

OX37SZ

Headley Way

OX39BA

Osler Road

OX37NZ

The Brambles

OX30JB

Marston Road

OX30JD

Marston Road

OX30LQ

Mccabe Place

OX37TJ

Staunton Road

OX30BU

Pullens Field

OX37FT

Latimer Road

OX37TL

Staunton Road

OX30JL

Crotch Crescent

OX37TF

Hastoe Grange

OX37FA

London Road

OX30FE

John Garne Way

OX39AX

London Road

OX30AP

Derwent Avenue

OX39HZ

London Road

OX37AJ

New High Street

OX37RP

Beech Road

OX30DS

Rolfe Place

OX37BU

Windmill Road

OX37TA

Headley Way

OX37RL

Sandfield Road

OX37LB

Old Road

OX37SY

Headley Way

OX30AH

Ambleside Drive

OX30EB

Headington Road

OX37PF

Latimer Road

OX37RG

Sandfield Road

OX30LX

Headley Way

OX37TP

Staunton Road

OX37DW

Windmill Road

OX37AY

New High Street

OX30FG

Holmes Park

OX37BA

New High Street

OX39HY

London Road

OX39DU

Headley Way

OX39BY

Dunstan Road

OX37BP

Windmill Road

OX37AA

Lime Walk

OX37SD

Beech Road

OX37AN

Wilberforce Street

OX37BD

Cecil Sharp Place

OX30FL

Jack Straw's Lane

OX30AJ

Bowness Avenue

OX30AF

Highbank Close

OX37QU

Headington

OX30AE

Eden Drive

OX30AQ

Ambleside Drive

OX37BH

Kennett Road

OX37RD

London Road

OX39DE

Saxon Way

OX37FX

London Road

OX30LR

Headley Way

OX37AH

Mattock Close

OX37AB

Lime Walk

OX30JE

Marston Road

OX37PX

Latimer Road

OX37TX

Blackburn Close

OX37PG

Latimer Road

OX37SX

Headington Hill & Northway

OX39DR

William Orchard Close

OX39RS

London Road

OX37TQ

Snowdon Mede

OX30FW

John Garne Way

OX30DR

Headington Road

OX38NR

York Road

OX30DB

Harberton Mead

OX39BP

Osler Road

OX37LA

Old Road

OX39DP

St Andrews Lane

OX37AD

Lime Walk

OX39BH

Osler Road

OX39BJ

Osler Road

OX37BW

Windmill Road

OX30TU

John Garne Way

OX39BX

Stoke Place

OX39DQ

Gouldland Gardens

OX37BZ

Windmill Road

OX37TT

Headington Road

OX37TG

Headington Hill & Northway

OX37FW

London Road

OX30JJ

Crotch Crescent

OX30AW

Coniston Avenue

OX37BX

Windmill Road

OX30AZ

Brookfield Crescent

OX37SU

Headley Way

OX37DR

Headington

OX30JN

Crotch Crescent

OX30DL

Jack Straws Lane

OX39DL

St Andrews Road

OX37LD

Headington

OX37PJ

Brookside

OX39HX

North Place

OX39DH

Stainfield Road

OX37RA

Osler Road

OX37AW

Gardiner Street

OX37QG

Old Road

OX30AS

Derwent Avenue

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.