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Headington Hill & Northway · Oxford

Headington Hill & Northway: your neighbourhood

Headington Hill & Northway electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 9.8% here, compared with 12.6% across Oxford (2.8 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 23% here, compared with 21% across Oxford (2.2 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 10% here, compared with 11.7% across Oxford (1.7 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

10%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

652 out of 6,503.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

188 out of 6,504.

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People counted in the census

6,507

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,507 out of 6,507.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

49.2%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,671 out of 5,427.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.2%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

975 out of 2,067.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

290 out of 2,067.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.2%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,294 out of 5,431.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,931 out of 5,431.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

97 out of 5,431.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.8%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

531 out of 5,427.

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Homes rented privately

32%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

654 out of 2,067.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

580 out of 5,431.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

23%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

477 out of 2,067.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Headington Hill & Northway

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

206 out of 5,431.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Headington Hill & Northway ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

573 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 468 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Headington Hill & Northway ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 39 mapped crimes in September 2024; 46 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Headington Hill & Northway
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024391
October 2024282
November 2024384
December 2024452
January 2025322
February 2025381
March 2025322
April 2025405
May 2025461
June 2025412
July 2025375
August 2025529
September 2025413
October 2025462
November 2025431
December 2025483
January 2026401
February 2026584
March 2026602
April 2026342
May 2026483
June 2026473
July 2026623
August 2026467
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Headington Hill & Northway
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime251
other theft67
public order63
bicycle theft47
criminal damage arson32
shoplifting28
vehicle crime27
drugs16
other crime16
burglary14
possession of weapons7
theft from the person3
robbery2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Oxford →