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Sandford & the Wittenhams · South Oxfordshire

Sandford & the Wittenhams: your neighbourhood

Sandford & the Wittenhams electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 12% across South Oxfordshire (7.3 percentage points lower).

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 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 50.4% here, compared with 43.6% across South Oxfordshire (6.8 percentage points higher).

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

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: 23.3% here, compared with 20.5% across South Oxfordshire (2.7 percentage points higher).

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

23.3%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

914 out of 3,930.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

159 out of 3,931.

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People counted in the census

3,929

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,929 out of 3,929.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

50.4%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,680 out of 3,336.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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

645 out of 1,613.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.8%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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

142 out of 1,613.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.3%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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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

1,210 out of 3,336.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.1%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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

2,072 out of 3,336.

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

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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

120 out of 3,336.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

392 out of 3,336.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

276 out of 1,610.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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

796 out of 3,336.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

76 out of 1,610.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Sandford & the Wittenhams

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

54 out of 3,336.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Sandford & the Wittenhams ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

158 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 183 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Sandford & the Wittenhams 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 21 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 · Sandford & the Wittenhams
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 202471
November 2024100
December 2024161
January 2025130
February 2025121
March 2025212
April 2025245
May 2025142
June 2025154
July 2025181
August 2025221
September 2025124
October 2025120
November 2025172
December 2025121
January 2026115
February 2026111
March 2026102
April 2026151
May 202683
June 2026141
July 2026152
August 2026215
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sandford & the Wittenhams
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime64
other theft32
criminal damage arson18
vehicle crime14
burglary10
drugs7
other crime7
public order3
robbery2
bicycle theft1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

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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What could improve local safety →

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 South Oxfordshire →