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Sonning Common · South Oxfordshire

Sonning Common: your neighbourhood

Sonning Common electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 25.8% here, compared with 20.5% across South Oxfordshire (5.3 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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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 16% across South Oxfordshire (4.1 percentage points lower).

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.

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: 46% here, compared with 43.6% across South Oxfordshire (2.4 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.8%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,016 out of 7,814.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

227 out of 7,814.

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People counted in the census

7,814

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

7,814 out of 7,814.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,933 out of 6,374.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.2%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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

1,208 out of 3,080.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.1%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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

280 out of 3,080.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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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

2,759 out of 6,366.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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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

3,491 out of 6,366.

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

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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

89 out of 6,366.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.9%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

696 out of 6,374.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

365 out of 3,080.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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

1,896 out of 6,366.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

332 out of 3,080.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Sonning Common

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

116 out of 6,366.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Sonning Common ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

215 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 219 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Sonning Common 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: 25 mapped crimes in September 2024; 19 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 · Sonning Common
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024250
October 2024152
November 2024203
December 2024193
January 2025161
February 2025251
March 2025115
April 2025171
May 2025193
June 2025201
July 2025204
August 2025125
September 2025213
October 2025230
November 2025220
December 2025163
January 2026181
February 2026110
March 2026111
April 2026114
May 2026171
June 2026266
July 2026203
August 2026195
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sonning Common
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime100
other theft20
burglary18
other crime18
criminal damage arson16
public order15
shoplifting13
drugs6
vehicle crime5
robbery2
theft from the person2
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 →