On average Oxford has low deprivation and high crime levels, with around 86 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 20.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Oxford is £65,575 per year. There are 39 schools in Oxford: 33 primary (1 Outstanding and 28 Good) and 6 secondary (1 Outstanding and 4 Good). Oxford is home to around 162,041 people, with a population density of about 3,553 per km².
Based on 1,159 recent sales, the median property price is £455,000 (about £532 per square foot) in Oxford area, with individual transactions ranging from £77,750 up to £7,500,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 110 | £800,000 | £578 |
| Semi-Detached | 368 | £480,000 | £525 |
| Terraced | 400 | £466,000 | £543 |
| Flats | 281 | £330,000 | £514 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £670,000 | £276,000 | £417,000 | £395,000 |
| 2017 | £755,250 | £315,000 | £420,000 | £411,000 |
| 2018 | £790,000 | £315,000 | £410,000 | £400,000 |
| 2019 | £702,500 | £290,000 | £425,000 | £413,750 |
| 2020 | £865,000 | £310,000 | £430,000 | £421,600 |
| 2021 | £795,000 | £300,750 | £440,000 | £450,000 |
| 2022 | £850,000 | £318,000 | £496,000 | £471,000 |
| 2023 | £850,538 | £305,000 | £496,000 | £490,000 |
| 2024 | £875,000 | £325,000 | £490,000 | £471,750 |
| 2025 | £797,500 | £319,000 | £480,000 | £458,250 |
| 2026 | £748,000 | £322,000 | £462,500 | £452,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £510 | £466 | £437 | £447 |
| 2017 | £506 | £489 | £441 | £452 |
| 2018 | £495 | £502 | £444 | £452 |
| 2019 | £481 | £458 | £450 | £454 |
| 2020 | £528 | £470 | £444 | £460 |
| 2021 | £519 | £474 | £474 | £492 |
| 2022 | £602 | £485 | £497 | £501 |
| 2023 | £581 | £478 | £509 | £531 |
| 2024 | £586 | £501 | £506 | £550 |
| 2025 | £568 | £507 | £513 | £542 |
| 2026 | £578 | £499 | £514 | £549 |
Oxford records about 86 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 24 wards of Oxford, Marston has the lowest crime rate, with about 41 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Oxford average is 86 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Oxford is £455,000 (about £532 per square foot) based on 1,159 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Oxford has 33 primary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 28 Good) and 6 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 4 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Oxford scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Oxford sits around rank 18,621 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Oxford is around £65,575 per year, and 20% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Oxford spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Oxford East: Anneliese Dodds (Labour and Co-operative Party) and Oxford West and Abingdon: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrats).
Barton & Sandhills
Blackbird Leys
Carfax & Jericho
Churchill
Cowley
Cutteslowe & Sunnymead
Donnington
Headington
Headington Hill & Northway
Hinksey Park
Holywell
Littlemore
Lye Valley
Marston
Northfield Brook
Osney & St Thomas
Quarry & Risinghurst
Rose Hill & Iffley
St Clement's
St Mary's
Summertown
Temple Cowley
Walton Manor
Wolvercote
OX3 7RL
Sandfield Road
OX3 9DU
Ivy Lane
OX1 3AN
South Parks Road
OX4 2GQ
Garsington Road
OX4 2GZ
Brasenose Driftway
OX4 2DQ
Alec Issigonis Way
OX1 1ER
New Road
OX1 1AB
Queen Street
OX1 1DB
Floyds Row
OX3 7GD
Churchill Drive
OX1 2AX
Beaumont Lane
OX1 3PD
Parks Road
OX1 2HP
Little Clarendon Street
OX3 0BP
Gipsy Lane
OX1 1AN
Albion Place
OX2 6GQ
Bardwell Road
OX3 7AD
Cecil Sharp Place
OX2 6JP
Bardwell Road
OX1 2AQ
Chain Alley
OX4 4DQ
Edmund Halley Road
OX3 7BN
Roosevelt Drive
OX4 4LW
Mogridge Drive
OX3 0BL
Gipsy Lane
OX1 1LT
New Road
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.