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About

Wantage is a market town at the heart of the Vale of White Horse district. The Market Place remains the town’s centre, marked by the statue of King Alfred and by the parish church of St Peter and St Paul close by. The Vale and Downland Museum sits near the square and focuses on local history and farming. Letcombe Brook, a chalk stream, runs through the town and has been subject to restoration work; sections of its course are accessible from footpaths that cross the centre.

The town grew around markets and small industries; surviving timber-framed and brick buildings sit alongside housing from the 19th and 20th centuries. A conservation area preserves street patterns near the church and Market Place. Independent shops and services line the high street, with a library, leisure centre and community spaces used for occasional markets and events. Remnants of the 19th-century Wantage Tramway appear in old maps and some street names, a local reminder of the town’s transport history.

Area overview

On average Wantage Town has low deprivation and average crime levels, with around 67 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 20% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 14.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Wantage Town is £63,898 per year. There are 4 schools in Wantage Town: 3 primary (2 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Wantage Town is home to around 10,067 people, with a population density of about 2,709.6 per km².

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
67
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
6/10
Social housing
14.1%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Wantage Town Population
10,067
Population density
2,709.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
35.07(+11%)
Anti-social behaviour
13.21(+7%)
Criminal damage and arson
7.95(+23%)
Public order
7.45(+23%)
Other theft
5.86(+4%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
8,908
88.44%
Other White
491
4.87%
Other Asian
90
0.89%
African
77
0.76%
Irish
73
0.72%
Total population: 10,072

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,273
39.24%
Level 3 (A level)
1,384
16.59%
No qualifications
1,125
13.49%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,087
13.03%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
808
9.69%
Total 16+ residents: 8,341

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,691
37.85%
Owns with a mortgage
1,373
30.73%
Other social rented
569
12.74%
Private landlord or letting agency
564
12.62%
Other forms of private rent
99
2.22%
Total households: 4,468

Property prices in Wantage Town

Median price£340,000
Price per sq ft£352
Sales (last 12 months)139
Typical range (middle 50%)£263K – £430K

Based on 139 recent sales, the median property price is £340,000 (about £352 per square foot) in Wantage Town area, with individual transactions ranging from £80,000 up to £1,150,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Wantage Town over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached32£492,500£368
Semi-Detached46£367,500£360
Terraced33£315,000£345
Flats28£199,500£288

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Wantage Town

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Wantage Town.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£376,000£192,000£310,000£250,000
2017£450,000£201,000£300,000£260,250
2018£400,000£200,000£315,000£265,000
2019£417,000£189,500£304,995£274,999
2020£425,000£175,000£311,250£249,950
2021£455,000£195,000£312,500£277,000
2022£484,995£200,000£374,950£308,000
2023£480,000£199,950£369,975£325,000
2024£450,000£196,500£343,572£283,525
2025£483,000£195,000£371,000£292,500
2026£480,000£180,750£410,000£325,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Wantage Town.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Wantage Town.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£329£273£299£276
2017£345£317£308£276
2018£323£313£296£290
2019£341£275£312£263
2020£327£264£323£293
2021£342£290£325£300
2022£369£304£361£338
2023£371£296£364£335
2024£388£289£341£323
2025£369£291£373£337
2026£365£282£337£348
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Wantage Town.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Wantage Town in the last year.

All postcodes in Wantage Town

OX127HP

Parsonage Close

OX122EU

Market Place

OX127AT

Haywards Close

OX129BZ

Portway

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.