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South Oxfordshire, in numbers

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South Oxfordshire local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

9% to 28.1%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9% in Chinnor to 28.1% in Didcot North East — a gap of 19.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Chinnor9%3413,793
Berinsfield9.2%1561,687
Chalgrove9.6%1291,339
Kidmore End & Whitchurch11.4%1651,443
Cholsey11.5%4263,719
Garsington & Horspath11.7%1811,544
Sonning Common11.9%3653,080
Woodcote & Rotherfield12.9%4383,403
Didcot South12.9%6935,367
Wallingford14.1%5223,703
Haseley Brook14.1%2461,745
Goring14.4%2451,700
Forest Hill & Holton14.7%2161,473
Thame15.3%8585,596
Wheatley16.6%3101,871
Sandford & the Wittenhams17.1%2761,610
Didcot West18.5%6113,311
Watlington19.4%3361,731
Henley-on-Thames21.6%1,2085,588
Benson & Crowmarsh24.3%8153,354
Didcot North East28.1%1,2444,434
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.4% to 4.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.4% in Didcot North East to 4.8% in Berinsfield — a gap of 2.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Didcot North East2.4%24710,458
Benson & Crowmarsh2.6%2198,520
Haseley Brook2.6%1144,377
Kidmore End & Whitchurch2.6%993,776
Chinnor2.9%2699,312
Sonning Common2.9%2277,814
Woodcote & Rotherfield2.9%2639,008
Goring3%1203,954
Cholsey3.1%2859,278
Didcot West3.1%2668,493
Forest Hill & Holton3.1%1153,664
Chalgrove3.2%1053,319
Thame3.3%43713,269
Henley-on-Thames3.3%40512,188
Watlington3.4%1364,047
Garsington & Horspath3.6%1303,595
Didcot South3.9%51413,231
Sandford & the Wittenhams4%1593,931
Wallingford4.1%3508,452
Wheatley4.2%1774,265
Berinsfield4.8%1994,137
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People aged 65 or over

8.7% to 31.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.7% in Didcot North East to 31.9% in Goring — a gap of 23.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Didcot North East8.7%90710,463
Didcot West11.8%9998,493
Didcot South14%1,85213,231
Haseley Brook19.1%8354,375
Benson & Crowmarsh20.1%1,7098,520
Cholsey21.4%1,9839,278
Thame21.4%2,83913,270
Chinnor21.5%2,0019,315
Wallingford21.5%1,8188,454
Berinsfield21.5%8914,136
Chalgrove22.4%7423,319
Forest Hill & Holton22.5%8253,664
Kidmore End & Whitchurch22.9%8663,776
Woodcote & Rotherfield23.1%2,0769,004
Sandford & the Wittenhams23.3%9143,930
Henley-on-Thames24.6%3,00612,195
Wheatley24.7%1,0544,267
Watlington24.9%1,0054,044
Sonning Common25.8%2,0167,814
Garsington & Horspath27.5%9873,594
Goring31.9%1,2633,957
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.5% to 20.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.5% in Goring to 20.2% in Berinsfield — a gap of 10.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Goring9.5%3133,308
Benson & Crowmarsh9.7%6696,862
Kidmore End & Whitchurch9.8%2943,015
Didcot North East9.9%8448,487
Woodcote & Rotherfield10.5%7807,427
Sonning Common10.9%6966,374
Cholsey11.3%8397,417
Haseley Brook11.4%4023,539
Henley-on-Thames11.6%1,18910,221
Sandford & the Wittenhams11.8%3923,336
Watlington11.8%3953,349
Forest Hill & Holton11.9%3683,102
Chinnor12.1%9127,559
Didcot West12.8%8466,605
Thame12.9%1,38310,701
Wallingford13%8986,891
Wheatley13.7%4973,623
Chalgrove14.5%4042,790
Didcot South16.9%1,78310,538
Garsington & Horspath17.4%5303,039
Berinsfield20.2%6733,331
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.2% to 55%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 32.2% in Berinsfield to 55% in Goring — a gap of 22.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Berinsfield32.2%1,0743,331
Didcot South35.4%3,73010,538
Chalgrove35.6%9942,790
Didcot West38.6%2,5476,605
Chinnor38.9%2,9417,559
Garsington & Horspath39.4%1,1983,039
Thame41.4%4,42710,701
Didcot North East41.8%3,5458,487
Wheatley42.8%1,5523,623
Wallingford43.3%2,9826,891
Benson & Crowmarsh44.6%3,0606,862
Haseley Brook45%1,5913,539
Sonning Common46%2,9336,374
Watlington47.1%1,5773,349
Cholsey47.1%3,4957,417
Woodcote & Rotherfield48.1%3,5727,427
Forest Hill & Holton48.6%1,5083,102
Sandford & the Wittenhams50.4%1,6803,336
Henley-on-Thames50.5%5,16510,221
Kidmore End & Whitchurch52%1,5673,015
Goring55%1,8213,308
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.2% to 17.1%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.2% in Kidmore End & Whitchurch to 17.1% in Berinsfield — a gap of 9.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Kidmore End & Whitchurch7.2%1041,443
Woodcote & Rotherfield7.7%2643,409
Haseley Brook7.8%1361,745
Goring8%1361,699
Benson & Crowmarsh8.5%2853,354
Sandford & the Wittenhams8.8%1421,613
Didcot North East9%3974,435
Cholsey9.1%3373,718
Sonning Common9.1%2803,080
Chalgrove9.5%1281,341
Watlington9.8%1691,731
Henley-on-Thames9.8%5485,589
Forest Hill & Holton9.9%1451,472
Chinnor9.9%3743,795
Thame11.2%6275,596
Wheatley11.4%2131,871
Garsington & Horspath11.8%1821,545
Didcot West12.1%4003,316
Wallingford12.6%4653,701
Didcot South15%8055,365
Berinsfield17.1%2881,685
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.7% to 25.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.7% in Sandford & the Wittenhams to 25.3% in Berinsfield — a gap of 20.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Sandford & the Wittenhams4.7%761,610
Didcot North East6.5%2904,434
Kidmore End & Whitchurch6.9%1001,443
Garsington & Horspath7.9%1221,544
Goring8.2%1401,700
Benson & Crowmarsh8.7%2933,354
Chalgrove8.8%1181,339
Wheatley8.8%1651,871
Forest Hill & Holton9.2%1351,473
Watlington9.4%1621,731
Woodcote & Rotherfield9.6%3253,403
Chinnor10.3%3903,793
Sonning Common10.8%3323,080
Thame12.5%6995,596
Henley-on-Thames12.8%7185,588
Haseley Brook13%2261,745
Cholsey13.6%5053,719
Didcot West15.9%5263,311
Didcot South18.1%9695,367
Wallingford18.1%6703,703
Berinsfield25.3%4271,687
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Benson & CrowmarshBerinsfieldChalgroveChinnorDidcot WestGarsington & HorspathGoringThameWatlingtonCholseyDidcot North EastDidcot SouthForest Hill & HoltonHaseley BrookKidmore End & WhitchurchSandford & the WittenhamsWallingfordWheatleySonning CommonHenley-on-ThamesWoodcote & Rotherfield
21 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Benson & Crowmarsh →8,520 people · census date in profileBerinsfield →4,137 people · census date in profileChalgrove →3,319 people · census date in profileChinnor →9,312 people · census date in profileDidcot West →8,493 people · census date in profileGarsington & Horspath →3,595 people · census date in profileGoring →3,955 people · census date in profileThame →13,268 people · census date in profileWatlington →4,047 people · census date in profileCholsey →9,278 people · census date in profileDidcot North East →10,461 people · census date in profileDidcot South →13,231 people · census date in profileForest Hill & Holton →3,663 people · census date in profileHaseley Brook →4,377 people · census date in profileKidmore End & Whitchurch →3,776 people · census date in profileSandford & the Wittenhams →3,929 people · census date in profileWallingford →8,454 people · census date in profileWheatley →4,266 people · census date in profileSonning Common →7,814 people · census date in profileHenley-on-Thames →12,190 people · census date in profileWoodcote & Rotherfield →9,001 people · census date in profile