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Botley & Sunningwell · Vale of White Horse

Botley & Sunningwell: your neighbourhood

Botley & Sunningwell electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 57.3% here, compared with 44% across Vale of White Horse (13.3 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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Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 16% across Vale of White Horse (5.8 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 9% here, compared with 14% across Vale of White Horse (5.1 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

17.2%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,211 out of 7,051.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

211 out of 7,053.

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People counted in the census

7,054

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

7,054 out of 7,054.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

57.3%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,365 out of 5,872.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.4%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,085 out of 2,752.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.6%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

265 out of 2,752.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35.6%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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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

2,087 out of 5,862.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.1%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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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

3,640 out of 5,862.

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

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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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

87 out of 5,862.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.4%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

554 out of 5,872.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

592 out of 2,753.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

18.7%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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

1,097 out of 5,862.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

253 out of 2,753.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Botley & Sunningwell

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

135 out of 5,862.

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Crime and safety

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

372 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 339 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Botley & Sunningwell 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: 38 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 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 · Botley & Sunningwell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024380
October 2024362
November 2024170
December 2024280
January 2025301
February 2025380
March 2025122
April 2025233
May 2025284
June 2025392
July 2025272
August 2025232
September 2025270
October 2025181
November 2025372
December 2025260
January 2026240
February 2026334
March 2026365
April 2026302
May 2026361
June 2026373
July 2026354
August 2026338
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Botley & Sunningwell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime129
burglary44
criminal damage arson37
public order37
other theft32
shoplifting32
vehicle crime19
drugs18
bicycle theft10
other crime5
robbery5
possession of weapons4
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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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 Vale of White Horse →